In this stage of my life I find myself constantly asking questions. As I grow older I find that these questions become much more prevalent. I can't seem to escape them. Who am I? What will I become? What has happened to me? Am I ok with the person that I am now? Why do I respond to people and situations the way that I do? What is the most important aspect of who I am? What defines me? Who defines me? These are the questions I find myself pondering, all the more frequently as I approach my near commencement in 2016.
In my opinion, everyone should be asking themselves these questions. Living life in such an intentional way that we can never escape them. I am so appreciative that I am apart of a Jesuit community that values this way of thinking and pondering life. This community fosters a tremendous sense of critical thinking that I think is an extremely important part of living a truly fulfilled life.
From this class I hope to learn more about the founder of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius of Loyola. From the little bit that I have read of his life thus far, I can see that he is an extremely interesting character. The events in his life are so remarkable that they merit a great deal of study. From what I know about his life already, I can see that there were decisions that he had to make that would greatly affect the trajectory of his life. I am extremely interested to see how he made those decisions, and what kinds of questions he asked himself during those undoubtedly difficult times. I'm sure that I can find many similarities between our lives, as I am at a crossroad as well. I am extremely interested to see how he navigated through the difficulties of his life.
