September 7, 1999
- The Magnificent Ox and Me
-
- Do you consider yourself stubborn or calm? If you
do, you might be an
ox. Proudly, the ox is one of the 12 animals, in the Chinese
Lunar
Calendar. They represent different years since Buddha decided
to have a race, to
figure out the order of which animal would represent each year.
Believers of Buddhism, and others consider that your animal symbolizes
your human
- character. Your year of birth determines which animal you
are.
Looking at the ox's character, many of the attributes apply to
me, but a few do
not.
- Mostly all of my family and friends consider me a
very dependable
person. Completing a favor for someone, like recording T.V shows
for my sister
or a friend, is something I do often. Relying on me, my parents
consider me
to do my own work and ask them if I need help. They never check
to see
what homework, or projects I have, or if I have accomplished
them.
Responsible, and devoted is the kind of person I am, my parents
know and understand
I will always complete my job. I am also a very active person,
my whole
week is booked with after school activities like playing soccer,
taking part
in jazz band, and doing numerous other extra cirricular activities.
Enjoying doing many things at once I participate in many sports
and play the
saxophone, but at the same time can manage my workload. As an
honest
person, my friends think that I have a lot of integrity. Sticking
up
for myself, and other people no matter what, is something I do
well.
Suppose someone makes fun of me, my religion, or my friends,
I give them
something back or ignore them. Also, I never tell another's
secret, and usually
do not gossip behind someone's back, since I know it will backfire
on you,
and it is a senseless thing to do anyway.
-
- Qualities of an ox, which are not true about me, are that
I am
inflexible. Attentively, I will always listen to someone else's
idea, in
discussions I pay close attention to what other people are saying.
If they make a
good argument, I may easily agree with their idea more than mine.
Changing
my plans to suit someone else's with not many complaints, is
what most
people like about me. Such as, if I want to go rollerblading,
but my friend
wants to swim, I will say we can go swimming and rollerblade
some other time.
Relaxed ox's may have uncluttered minds, but mine is very scattered.
Being paranoid, I am always thinking about homework, planning
projects in my
head and so on. Reasoning and worrying constantly about random
things is an
- everyday process. Distressing about finishing a project,
getting A's and if
I have studied hard enough are the top questions that disarray
my mind.
Finally, the last trait which is the opposite of me, is being
naïve, I
am not always positive and can be very negative sometimes. Sarcastically,
I put myself down by saying I am terrible at sports, and always
consider
myself to loose at athletic games. Although, I am careful in
certain
surroundings, and take karate to be more aware, and street smart.
A characteristic, which I would like to change or improve,
is being
stubborn. My mom and friends hate me because I am bossy sometimes,
and
will not change my mind so easily all the time. If I really
want to achieve
a goal, I will not give up for anything until I get what I demand.
Loosing my temper continuously, is a trait I would not mind getting
rid of, I
shout at people in rage, and do not even know what I am saying.
I have hurt
many people inside and out with my fierce temper. Cruelly, I
have said and
done such bad things with my attitude that I have even made my
mom and
sister cry before. A quality I would like to improve on is being
a charitable
person. I would like to take part in more types of volunteer
work, like spending time at an orphanage, and I want to become
a more
giving, and sharing person than I am now.
Bountiful amounts of the ox 's aspects describe me, but
some of them
are the complete opposite of me. Mostly all of them describe
me
descriptively such as being active. Others have nothing to do
with me, but might
describe another ox. There are some good ox traits I would like
to improve on
and some I would like to throw away. Further more, I do not
believe in the
- entire context of the Chinese Lunar Calendar, but it's exiting
to think
- about, and learn in regard to your animal to, to see if its
character
matches you.