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 |   Second blog -- answers to an ocean of prompts |
 "Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself." CHARLIE CHAPLIN  Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you. David Whyte        This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts. |
| Prompt: What is the most independent thing you have ever done? ---- Independence is a powerful concept that resonates deeply with many of us, but since I don't like to rank anything I have done in terms of 'most' or 'least', I couldn't in all honesty answer this question fully. Yet, I have done a lot of independent things. This may be because I was an only child and I was used to doing things alone and innovating stuff, not just going along. If anything, although I am said to be a mild-mannered person in real life, I am not a go-alonger with everything. For example, choosing my fields of study, hobbies, or even my husband I have done against others' urgings or wishes and I have never looked back. Things fell in place more or less, over time. One thing where I wasn't independent of others was raising my children. Even with that, though it was mostly with their father, I did it alone sometimes, or I took the advice of their father, pediatrician, and other professionals. This is because, while independence can be fulfilling and empowering, it's important to strike a balance between independence and interdependence. Independence should not be seen as isolation or a complete detachment from others but rather as an avenue for personal exploration and growth. Moreover, doing independent things means a sense of responsibility and self-reliance, especially when I rely on myself to achieve a goal. Then, I also have myself to blame if things go wrong. Truthfully, I'd rather not blame anyone for anything, for that would make me a bitter person. This is another positive that results from doing independent things, in addition to gaining a sense of responsibility and adaptation skills to new situations. . |
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