My Worldview

Humans have struggled throughout the centuries with the complexity and ambiguity of our humanity. The question of whom or what we are as humans is a difficult one and does not have an easy answer. Our first understanding of humanity is based within the framework of the worldview in which we were raised within. A worldview is not something that comes over night; it is something that surrounds you for your whole life, outlining the way in which you live. Although sometimes transparent, your worldview allows you to make decisions based on how you see the world.
Previous to taking this course, I had never taken notice of my own worldviews. Instead, I just lived life as it was and worked by the daily routine. I still do not fully understand this worldview, and probably never will. I like to focus strictly on the positive things that life has to offer. I have been told by many that I have a positive attitude under all circumstances. This is something that I try to preach because to me there is no sense in complaining about the world because it will not change just because of one’s disapproval. When I am feeling down I try to think of the good things that I have in life and look forward to them instead of worrying about the bad. This world is not a utopia and nobody is going to be happy all of the time while living in it, but from my worldview I try to be as happy as possible.
Ever since I can remember, finding the positive things in life and focusing on them has always been my worldview. I look for the best in everything and everyone. In the movie the Blind Side, Leigh Anne Tuohy comes across a boy walking down the street. She is able to look past Michael’s outer appearance and the place that he has left behind and accepts him as her own. Like Leigh Anne, I am not one to “judge a book by its cover.” I look past flaws or negative aspects and focus on the positive. I think the major source of my worldview is my parents. They raised me right, never forcing me to do