As A Man Thinketh
Assessment by J. Alfredo Perez Ruiz (Mexico)
1. What is the main idea that the author is trying to convey in the book?
The author’s main idea is, in this case, is that thoughts can make or break our future, the human being does not want and therefore what you want is what they think and are programmed by our thoughts, which can be reprogrammed to create a change and act accordingly actitutd different, to be a better person and change our thoughts by better. Although the pattern of thoughts occasions makes us rethink the way we did before the desire for change, we can work and continue the pattern of change in our thinking and behavior. We are the masters of our thoughts and actions, which may be well or ill defendants, so we think only of the circumstances as us but ourselves and what we can not achieve our capabilities and shortcomings. Largely based on the concept we have of ourselves and Our Vision no matter whether it is noble or savage, good or bad, we can achieve our vision and but at least die trying and inheriting someone to achieve that dream. Knowing that a bad vison will bring bad consequences, frustration and pain to those around us and ourselves.
2. What were the seven ideas which were personally most important to you and why? List these seven ideas followed by an explanation after each one as to why it was important to you. Use personal examples from your own life.
i. Character
We have a noble character or bestial just choose what kind of thoughts we wish to have feed and develop noble thoughts will give us the same attitude on the contrary evil thoughts will bring us bad behavior, but the text says “the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, “feeding bad thoughts make us get this kind of nature and nurture on the other hand if right thinking it will get a character so well, we can not be inconsistent with our thoughts because our thoughts eventually come to light and if we are not real obtain only failure and frustration.
ii. Circumstances
Many of our circumstances are attracted by our thoughts, which lead us to a way of acting, because what us have lead us to a live act and therefore we think, the constant fear will bring us problems, not just physical but emotional , happy thoughts will give us peace and tranquility. The constant worry about the future does not allow us to live the present and to be able to better circumstances in the future. Since our current circumstances are the result of our past thoughts. And we can see that is real when you say “What man fears that he will come”
iii. Health
The sum of our thoughts has a great influence on our health, if we have thoughts right, we will have a body in accordance with these thoughts and if otherwise, we do so erroneous thinking and evil, what we think therefore not cause problems, we can see that the same disease that patients have on occasions not only in his mind but is reflected throughout his body, we often meet people that study after study and the doctors do not know what the problem is and we can reach the conclucion that your problem is more mental or emotional illness and really thought muvchas sometimes end up turning to psychologists because they find a solution and when they realize that their problem was psychosomatic. Their fears and frustrations has billed invoice in your body and mind causing medical problems in different ways.
iv. Purpose
Without a definite purpose in our lives the way that we only lead us to failure and destruction, we must have a purpose to prosecute the work and persistence, leading to a goal, no goal just make us waste time with vain and useless things , having a defined goal and a purpose to work and make us move forward even when we look hard and far from the end of the road, because we know where we go and how to get there, “The person who does not know where to go, and I get to your destination … to nowhere “
v. Success
We are directly responsible for our success or failure, because our thoughts can lead us to act for or against the success, thus we can conclude that what drives us to work or stop us, are our thoughts. Occasions keep me in a struggle between what is usually thought and what we think and we have to deal with this and decide which thoughts to follow and feed.
vi. Vision
Without a clear vision not know where and how to move towards that goal, goal after goal we will focus on a defined vision and purpose no matter how hard or far east our objective, but we will work with a vision, without stopping or giving up. This vision along with the sum of our thoughts, Desicion character and make us reach our goal, we are the dreamers who move the world
vii. Serenity
We can have peace of mind when we come to know ourselves, and we can only reach this state when we do that, is pushing to work and our weaknesses and shortcomings, working on these that we are confined in our development. All this plus be able to give us serenity, as able to recognize our achievements and nuestras carencias help us know how to address our goal.
3. How will these ideas or lessons help you in a practical way, both in your daily personal life and in helping you to create a better world? If so, how?
Well, I can see more clearly the need for a vision or clarify the current so that I can, have a vision of where and how to reach my goal. Be able to short-term goals, medium term and long term that will allow me to be gaining a real and tangible development towards the goal. Just like to know that I have to join others who have a vision that, although not mine can be useful for both reach each his dream and help others to achieve theirs.
4. Quotes: Are there any statements which the author made that particularly got your attention? If so, please quote them and comment as to why they were important to you.
The dreamers are the saviors of the world, this frase is the one I think it’s the better because if we have a dream we can work and make some others to work and help in achived our and them own dreams, we need each other and we can mutual help to achived our dreams. Lots of dreamers bring work and a dream to others, we can be like Ford , dreaming and doing a better place to live for others. We can be like a Fords first vehicle, with out reverse, just to the front, We don’t back.
5. Is there anything in the book that you do not understand or are unclear about, or are there ideas which you disagree with and, if so, why?
Well, I agree on most of the ideas developed in the book, though on many occasions when reading about this subject many people think that everything that happens around us as we draw, which I do not think because there are some issues nop which we have control, like a flat tire or some types of accidents or situations in which we can only just, having a good attitude and not letting it frustrate or conduscan us to act wrong in wanting to take a shortcut or trying to keep things more quickly, resulting in more problems than solutions.
6. Did the book contain exercises for the reader to complete? If so, did you complete all of the exercises and did you find them helpful?
No and if you put some may be very useful, but seeing it with the subject lends itself more to real life to fictional situations, since many times when facing the circumstances as we do not have time or do not think clearly and in other if we can remember something read or performed earlier.
7. Was there anything you read in the book that you would like to comment on that was not covered in the previous questions? If so, please comment.
Not really, Just Hard work and Changes, for better can make us to achive our goals and dreams, because just think don’t make a diference.
Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read? 10
B. How helpful were the contents? 10
C. How easy was it to understand? 8
D. Would you recommend it to others? 10
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 9
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Assessment by J. Alfredo Perez Ruiz (Mexico)
1. What is the main idea that the author is trying to convey in the book?
The main idea of the author is, we can learn and progress in our abilities, if we desired and work hard, if we don’t stop and try and try and try we can reach our efforts, and our desires. The progress in our goals can make us a better person, if we are the kind of people who dream with something different and we don’t want to be like most people, if we have a razon no matter if we go against the culture or the sociaty, if our desaire its good and don’t hurt nobody we can try and try and try and in the end reach and be an example for others, with a different view of the life. We can find inspiration on others who run first the race for make real a dream. And learn how we can reach or make better our goals. We go to find opposition and dibelief but nothing can make us change our mind and our dreams, we go to find people whos reach it a dream before and can help us to reach it.
2. What were the seven ideas which were personally most important to you and why? List these seven ideas followed by an explanation after each one as to why it was important to you. Use personal examples from your own life.
i. Some people follow them own rules, because they know they are right. This kind of people are special people because they make they own rules because they don follow the regular rules beacuse there are looking far of the commun people. They don’t go against the sociaty or culture just for be rebel but for make a better place for other development and progress. We need to know how to make their rules without pay attention to somone else rules because they know how to reach their goal.
ii. Some people think diferent than the other people, because they are in other time in the space. They go ahed on the time, and they are diferent than the most people. Because they are diferents and they think on diferents needs, this kind of people are real and they want to be diferents and be real, they think they can make the others look for something better no matter the price to pay for the dreams they have
iii. This kind of people try and try to achive the vision they follow. They don’t back or stop working for succes. Because the life for these kind of people is the dream they have and nothing its going to make they think diferent. Nothing stop them because they are resolved to get where they want to reach.
iv. Find your own form, this kind of people look for their own form to do everything, in the best way. Maybe sometimes need a litle change or adjustement but they don’t change the dream, because they had the dream on the heart it’s the life for them. They try and try one form or other, one place or other but don’t stop. Beacuse when they stop can not live in peace.
v. Put real value to your vision. This kind of people are diferent because they put a diferent value to the mision they have and nothing is more value than they own mision. The value they put in the vision its for other not just for themselves they make others think on the value of this vision and follow it. This kind of people put their eyes on valueble vision most times they try to do something for help or bring a progress for some people.
vi. The vision is contagious, this kind of people make other people pay attention and follow them because the vision is real and valueble, they make others pay attention on the vision and try to help with this, they make other work and start to follow and make own this dream, if these are able of make people follow them its because they try to fill the need of sombody else, they don’t think on themselves. They try to help to develop others and to find a reason n their lifes some times they don’t undestand, but they make others follow them.
vii. Its no limits. For this kind of people are no limits because when they reach the goal, they are looking for other. Because they know they need to follow and reach goal to reach the main goal they have. They don’t think on limits beacuse for them limits means stop and the end, this kind of people never think in a end on their vision, and neither think on one end. They never think in something that can stop them. And if they find opposition they continue following their vision.
3. How will these ideas or lessons help you in a practical way, both in your daily personal life and in helping you to create a better world? If so, how?
This ideas can help me to know that I can be a diferent kind of people, with a high goals, and I can help others with the same or similar goals than me. This ideas can help me to see wath kind of dream I can reach and know we can be a person with high goals. And if a reach a goal its another higher and I can be looking to the sky and think its no limits on my dreams and goals. And if my dreams are high well I need learn to fly, and reach it. Many times we have not been educated to see nuetra talents and abilities, much less to develop them and occasionally have taken life as if the future did not matter and over time we see it as wasted time.
4. Quotes: Are there any statements which the author made that particularly got your attention? If so, please quote them and comment as to why they were important to you.
There are those who obey their own rules because they know right. Some times I find people who know me before, and they tell me im crazy but I know im follow a better life and better future, they look at me like some body out of my mind, but I know this is the best for me and my family. No matter wath kind of rules I follow if I don’t hurt nobody, its ok if I make every thing on my own way and form. And if I think on others and try to be an example to follow for better, my dream can be real and value for follow.
5. Is there anything in the book that you do not understand or are unclear about, or are there ideas which you disagree with and, if so, why?
No in reality no because I agree with wath the book said, its jus a dream follow it and work hard to reach it. But it’s a message we need to pay attention. And don’t misunderstand if we have a dream and its just for look like better than others or feel higher than others don’t make the dream be good, just it’s a personal dream without value for others. But if we have a dream to help the progress of the population, we can find a noble these dream and help others when we reach it and be an inspiration for others who are looking the form to reach the dream they have.
6. Did the book contain exercises for the reader to complete? If so, did you complete all of the exercises and did you find them helpful?
No, and if they put some kind of problem solving can make a better understand the matter of this book.
7. Was there anything you read in the book that you would like to comment on that was not covered in the previous questions? If so, please comment.
Well we know most time people have a dream about the future they expect but if these future don’t hurt no body else its right to follow it and work hard to reach it. But if the dream hurt some body else we can bring suffering, pain and frustration in the other people around us. And know if we have a goal nobody else can stop or change their mind, we can be wath we want to be and we can reach and work with our heart in this goal, we can find someone to help us achieve and develop our vision, as well as help others to see their skills and try to follow and reach their dream.
Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read? 10
B. How helpful were the contents? 10
C. How easy was it to understand? 8
D. Would you recommend it to others? 9
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 9