30. Your philosphies41. Your favourite books42. Your favourite play47. Your happiness48. Your role model/inspiration
Thank you for the questions. :) I feel as if I didn't do this right at all, but it's okay. I really like that these questions are vague so I can choose how I want to answer them. Maybe the way I chose isn't too ridiculous.
I could certainly answer this question with my religious beliefs or something equally controversial, but I’ll try not to do that this time. Instead, I think I’ll talk about a somewhat random philosophy, if it can even be defined as such.
Nerds/geeks are special people who see the world differently than others do. They analyze everything, they appreciate things very, very deeply, and they get excited easily, among many other wonderful traits. They are beautiful people who are unique and valuable, and they do not need to prove their worth by wearing clothing that has on it “geek” and/or “nerd” spelled out in rhinestones or some other nonsense. People who wear these clothing items are either (a) not actually nerds/geeks or (b) a bit confused. Is this a philosophy? Maybe I have no idea what I’m doing.
My all-time favorite book is Paper Towns by John Green, not necessarily because I think it’s actually the best book in the world, or even John’s best book. I love Paper Towns because I relate to it very deeply and feel a very strong connection to its characters, particularly Quentin Jacobsen. Many of my favorite quotes come from this book because the theme and message of the story is a lesson I needed to start learning in my life at the exact time when I first read the book, and I continue to look to John’s words of wisdom in this book to help me continuously grow in this area. Many of my struggles I see in Q, even if they aren’t specifically spelled out, because my character and personality are so much like his.
I also love This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti because they so accurately portray spiritual warfare and what it really means to become and be a Christian.
I also recommend The Princess Bride (William Goldman), the Divergent trilogy (Veronica Roth), The Hunger Games trilogy (Suzanne Collins), A Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket), The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo), The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Liz Kessler), and A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens). I will probably think of more, but I’ve given far too many already, so I’ll stop.
My favorite play that I’ve actually seen performed is Les Miserables. My favorite play that I’ve read is Hamlet.
Next semester, I get to see our drama department perform Hamlet, so it might fill both of those categories soon, if done well.
What an interesting topic. Well, I feel my happiness stems from whether or not I feel I’m doing what’s right. Again, I could discuss religion and other controversial things, but I won’t, not in this post, because I’m not in the mood to explain that sort of thing currently. If anyone has a question, though, I’d be happy to answer in as much detail as you wish. Just send me an ask not on anon and I’ll respond to you privately.
Oh, right, back to my happiness. I’ve been sort of drifting in and out of happiness lately, I suppose. Life’s getting to me, and it isn’t always easy to be optimistic. I’m okay though, even when I’m not exactly happy.
My overall life role model is my mama. I just really want to be a person like her, who is encouraging and confident and brings sunshine to other people’s lives. My spiritual role model is my daddy. I want to be as strong as he is someday. And my career role model is John Green, for obvious reasons.
