Amy Bahadursingh This video not only makes me feel petty and ungrateful, but also inspires me. At seventeen years old, Sam has encountered many more hardships throughout his life than I have, and yet he seems to be more optimistic than I’ll ever be. As I look at his philosophy for life I am hit with the realization that in my comparatively simplistic life, these three simple rules seem more difficult than expected. As someone who can be more closely defined with an A type personality, I find it hard to not be able to do something (or be good at it) and move it into the “can” category, I simply drop it and move on. In terms of who I surround myself with, I am a teenager lost and confused as to what I should be doing and who I should be doing it with, and because I dwell on that, It keeps me from moving forward. Seeing Sam’s struggles and his positive outlook is truly inspiring.
This video brought so many feelings! As I first watched the video, I could feel sympathy for Sam. As the video went on, he exclaimed that "he lives a happy life." This had me thinking about my own life. When a negative thought entered by mind, it took a long time for me to forget about it. Sam had negative thoughts, but did his best to quickly eliminate them. Sam is an example for what everybody should do. End negative thoughts or feelings and replace them with happy ones. He taught me to live life happily, and to the fullest no matter the obstacle.
Mari Barcelo This video was very uplifting. Sam is a very optimistic kid. His philosophy that he has for life is very inspiring. It's incredible that even though he has this disease, he is still able to do all the things that he wants to do. He doesn't let anything come in the way of him and his happiness. Sometimes, I could really use some of his positivity. When I'm having a bad day, it's really hard to maintain my happiness, but Sam is such an inspiration because he does not let any negativity come his way. He surrounds himself with a pool of positive people and therefore, he becomes more positive.
Meagan Mendoza This young man had encountered hardships that a simplistic person like me could never fathom. Sam's optimism on life surprises me as I view the world entirely different from him. To hear someone like Sam describe their hardships only to end the story on a happy learning experience is truly astonishing to an ordinary person. Listening to his philosophy on life has allowed me to create a better outlook on life and has reiterated a lesson that my mother teaches me to this day. That lesson is that I am capable of doing anything as long as I set my mind to it. Not only has Sam completely changed my perspective on several things, but has taught me to be more appreciative of what I have and to always be positive, even if things don't work out exactly how I want them to.
Watching and hearing about Sam's success story on the road to happiness is truly inspiring. I felt overwhelmed by my self-consciousness throughout this video, I find it hard to wrap my head around how my trivial matters can cause such a dent in my life while Sam refuses to let his difficulties get to him. His three philosophies of life seem a lot harder to put into practice when I evaluate my life, however I am confident that with examples such as Sam I will be able to do it. His perseverance and diligence to live a happy life is something I strive to follow. By surrounding myself with what brings me joy and listening to role models, such as Sam I believe I can achieve a happy life despite any obstacles that may come my way.
Watching Sam talk about his life takes an emotional toll on me. Not only do I have feelings of guilt, but also regret. The amount of challenges Sam goes through must not compare to the problems I face everyday. Not to belittle anyone's problems in comparison, but this video makes you realize that life is more than just a phone screen or a social media platform. Life is full of experiences and opportunities. Life is what you make it; if you live by Sam's standards, you are surely living life to the fullest.
This video really made me think about the way I want to be living my life. I want to be living the happiest life possible. It's not realistic to think that everyday will be perfect and wonderful. For me, completing goals that I have for myself is the most rewarding. In order to achieve my goals, I need to be surrounded by people that uplift me and support me. Watching this video gave me the reassurance I needed to continue focusing on my happiness. Seeing Sam being able to live a happy life, even with all of the difficulties he faces everyday really inspired and motivated me.
This video showed me that there is a lot more to life than just complaining about how much homework i have. It also made me think how despite all the obstacles that Sam faced that he still followed his dreams. I usually always look at things in a negative way but Sam showed me that there is a way to look at the positive side of things. Watching this video showed me that one of the keys to being happy is to surround ourselves with people that we want to be around and i think that that's something we tend to lack a lot of the time. Lastly he made me realize that i should live life to the fullest.
I really liked this video because it made me realize that life is not easy, but that I should see the positive side of it. Also that I should not let anything come in-between me and my goals. That the things I make seem as if its a big problem, that I should get over it because theres others who have it worse. It also made me think that I only get one life and I should make the best of it. To surround myself with people who will help and push me towards my goals in life. I also really love how optimistic and well spoken he was.
Jacqueline Quezada This video was very inspirational to me. These three philosophies made me see how fortunate I am with everything I have. Sam is a kid that has Progeria and that isn't an obstacle for him, he moves on and as he said he lives a happy life. When he said that I noticed how ungrateful I am with everything that I have. Sam taught me that I should never give up on my dreams and that no obstacles could get in the way. And if some obstacles do get in the way, I should keep moving forward and live a happy life.
Amy Bahadursingh
ReplyDeleteThis video not only makes me feel petty and ungrateful, but also inspires me. At seventeen years old, Sam has encountered many more hardships throughout his life than I have, and yet he seems to be more optimistic than I’ll ever be. As I look at his philosophy for life I am hit with the realization that in my comparatively simplistic life, these three simple rules seem more difficult than expected. As someone who can be more closely defined with an A type personality, I find it hard to not be able to do something (or be good at it) and move it into the “can” category, I simply drop it and move on. In terms of who I surround myself with, I am a teenager lost and confused as to what I should be doing and who I should be doing it with, and because I dwell on that, It keeps me from moving forward. Seeing Sam’s struggles and his positive outlook is truly inspiring.
This video brought so many feelings! As I first watched the video, I could feel sympathy for Sam. As the video went on, he exclaimed that "he lives a happy life." This had me thinking about my own life. When a negative thought entered by mind, it took a long time for me to forget about it. Sam had negative thoughts, but did his best to quickly eliminate them. Sam is an example for what everybody should do. End negative thoughts or feelings and replace them with happy ones. He taught me to live life happily, and to the fullest no matter the obstacle.
DeleteMari Barcelo
ReplyDeleteThis video was very uplifting. Sam is a very optimistic kid. His philosophy that he has for life is very inspiring. It's incredible that even though he has this disease, he is still able to do all the things that he wants to do. He doesn't let anything come in the way of him and his happiness. Sometimes, I could really use some of his positivity. When I'm having a bad day, it's really hard to maintain my happiness, but Sam is such an inspiration because he does not let any negativity come his way. He surrounds himself with a pool of positive people and therefore, he becomes more positive.
Meagan Mendoza
ReplyDeleteThis young man had encountered hardships that a simplistic person like me could never fathom. Sam's optimism on life surprises me as I view the world entirely different from him. To hear someone like Sam describe their hardships only to end the story on a happy learning experience is truly astonishing to an ordinary person. Listening to his philosophy on life has allowed me to create a better outlook on life and has reiterated a lesson that my mother teaches me to this day. That lesson is that I am capable of doing anything as long as I set my mind to it. Not only has Sam completely changed my perspective on several things, but has taught me to be more appreciative of what I have and to always be positive, even if things don't work out exactly how I want them to.
Watching and hearing about Sam's success story on the road to happiness is truly inspiring. I felt overwhelmed by my self-consciousness throughout this video, I find it hard to wrap my head around how my trivial matters can cause such a dent in my life while Sam refuses to let his difficulties get to him. His three philosophies of life seem a lot harder to put into practice when I evaluate my life, however I am confident that with examples such as Sam I will be able to do it. His perseverance and diligence to live a happy life is something I strive to follow. By surrounding myself with what brings me joy and listening to role models, such as Sam I believe I can achieve a happy life despite any obstacles that may come my way.
ReplyDeleteWatching Sam talk about his life takes an emotional toll on me. Not only do I have feelings of guilt, but also regret. The amount of challenges Sam goes through must not compare to the problems I face everyday. Not to belittle anyone's problems in comparison, but this video makes you realize that life is more than just a phone screen or a social media platform. Life is full of experiences and opportunities. Life is what you make it; if you live by Sam's standards, you are surely living life to the fullest.
ReplyDeleteThis video really made me think about the way I want to be living my life. I want to be living the happiest life possible. It's not realistic to think that everyday will be perfect and wonderful. For me, completing goals that I have for myself is the most rewarding. In order to achieve my goals, I need to be surrounded by people that uplift me and support me. Watching this video gave me the reassurance I needed to continue focusing on my happiness. Seeing Sam being able to live a happy life, even with all of the difficulties he faces everyday really inspired and motivated me.
ReplyDeleteThis video showed me that there is a lot more to life than just complaining about how much homework i have. It also made me think how despite all the obstacles that Sam faced that he still followed his dreams. I usually always look at things in a negative way but Sam showed me that there is a way to look at the positive side of things. Watching this video showed me that one of the keys to being happy is to surround ourselves with people that we want to be around and i think that that's something we tend to lack a lot of the time. Lastly he made me realize that i should live life to the fullest.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this video because it made me realize that life is not easy, but that I should see the positive side of it. Also that I should not let anything come in-between me and my goals. That the things I make seem as if its a big problem, that I should get over it because theres others who have it worse. It also made me think that I only get one life and I should make the best of it. To surround myself with people who will help and push me towards my goals in life. I also really love how optimistic and well spoken he was.
ReplyDeleteJacqueline Quezada
ReplyDeleteThis video was very inspirational to me. These three philosophies made me see how fortunate I am with everything I have. Sam is a kid that has Progeria and that isn't an obstacle for him, he moves on and as he said he lives a happy life. When he said that I noticed how ungrateful I am with everything that I have. Sam taught me that I should never give up on my dreams and that no obstacles could get in the way. And if some obstacles do get in the way, I should keep moving forward and live a happy life.