"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
- Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, Russian writer and philosopher (1828-1910)
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."- Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, Russian writer and philosopher (1828-1910)
A blessed day to all of you. My name is Johnven and this is my first ever blog that I make. In this blog, I would like to tell you something about myself and what are the things that you will know about me.
Before I start introducing myself, let's first define the word 'eudaimonia' to elucidate to you, readers, why I choose this as my title of my blog. Eudaimonia is a Greek word that doesn't have a simple English translation. Some might say it means "a life well lived." But sometimes translated as "human flourishing." Eudaimonia doesn't mean a life of cupcakes and rainbows. It means the sweet pleasure of sinking into bed at the end of an absolutely exhausting day. It's the satisfaction of knowing you've accomplish a lot, and you've pushed yourself to be the very best person you could be.
Before I say something unnecessary facts, I will repeatedly introduce myself. Again, my name is Johnven Ludovice, and I am 18 years of age. I was born in Quezon City but raised in Gen. Trias, Cavite in the year 2001. I am the only child of relative poor, undergraduate parents. My father was an aged man but still have strength and a sharp mind to make income for his family. He is a semi-literate man due to his poor educational background. Despite of this, he is a very loving father and an exemplary model of being industrious. My mother is only a plain housewife who never finish her studies in college due to have a support for the studies of her younger siblings. Nevertheless, she is a profound mother figure who share her principles to others especially to her son and that was me. She is my greatest influence to my life especially on having a Christian point of view in this world. I am now a grade 12 HUMSS student at Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas. For now, I am still searching for a college course that is suitable to me and what is truly my passion because I wanted to finish my studies and graduated on a university, and landed an a descent and comfortable job. I am eccentric, ambivert, impulsively react, demand for clear instructions on a activity or task, imaginative (things that I imagine are outside of the academe), weird, often make mistakes, over thinker, family oriented person, nervous, and the like.
HOBBIES
HOBBIES
Most of us know that hobbies are the fun activities that makes as feel separable to the struggles we face in life. Hobbies are the things that makes me feel refresh and comfortable which distracted me from stressful situations and some disappointing phases. In this blog, I have enlisted three hobbies that makes myself rejuvenate and satisfied.
- Listening to Music
Listening to music is one of my hobbies. It is one of my daily routines whereas, when I go to a computer shop I always search first the music. When I come home from school and have to relax myself especially if I have no or a least number of assignments and other requirements in the academe, I will get my earphones and plug to my phone, then I will stick to my ears and play the music while I am lying on my bed and close my eyes to feel the rhythm and harmony of the music. My love for music is inherited on my genes because of the music lovers in the matriarchal line. I am choosy in music where not all popular music of today is not good when it was address to my ears. My taste depends on the harmony and tone of not only of the musical composition or song but also the diction and pronunciation of the singer's voice.
- Playing with Clay
Playing and molding clay is a great fun. It boost my creativity and builds imagination which help me on having an art activity in school especially if it is three-dimensional. In playing clay, I ejects the emotions inside of me and relief from stress also. It is a calming pastime for me when I do nothing in home or in school. It also helps me improve my eye and hand coordination and build my motor skills better. My love for playing and molding clay makes me feel like a sculpture that create a three-dimensional object whereas you can see, touch, and hold the figure itself.
- Reading Books and Online Texts
Most of our people today has no interest on reading materials. Way back when I was young, my aunties and uncles gifted me many books. I'm fortunate because of them, I'm way advance than my contemporaries. Books enrich my rational brain and encircle my imagination on the top of my head, and evokes my feelings and emotions towards the literary piece that I have read. When I'm in front of a computer, I've always search some of the most unsung and forgettable stories that made an impact not only in our history but also on the way of our living. Some of my favorite books and online texts that I love to read is about history, politics, biographies, and mind-blowing facts.
These are the three hobbies that makes me rejuvenate and content on my way of living. From the definition of the title of my blog, I want to show that I want to give my best on a perspective field. Maybe on the hobbies enlisted above or not, I want to know what is my passion so that I can pursue something that is sincere to the task that I will do. I will get out myself from my comfort zone to what I can do as a person and as a creature of the Almighty GOD. That's why it is entitled as 'eudaimonia.'
- Reading Books and Online Texts
