ENGLISH 4 Quarter 3 Week 5: Self-

Management
QUARTER 3: EU!ATI"N #"R SUSTAINA$LE E%EL"&MENT
Week 5: Self-Management

I' "$(E!TI%ES

A' L)*ten)ng-S+eak)ng
1. Determine the speaker's purpose and assess whether it was achieved or not
2. Listen to take down notes or single out details to support main ideas

$' Rea,)ng
1. Scan for specific meanings and information
2. Synthesize previous learnings with new insights
3. Determine the meaning of words through contet clues

!' Language #-rm )n U*e
!se infinitives in epressing one's hopes" dreams and future plans in life

' L)terature
1. #dentify the literary techni$ues and styles adapted %y the author to achieve his purpose
2. Discriminate %etween positive and negative values as reflected in the literary tet
3. &oint out how the writers %uild a system of values through their selection of words and
details and the way they shape reality

E' Wr)t)ng
1. 'ealize the value of living a meaningful life
2. (rite a personal mission statement that will serve as a guiding principle in life.

II' SU$(E!T MATTER
A' Sele.t)-n*
1. )Self 'eliance"* +huck ,alluzi
'eference http-www.personaldevelopment.com.-chuck- selfreliance.htm
2. ).eaning and &urpose"* /ohn and .elody 0nderson
'eference www.wayfareonline.com
3. )Self 'eliance*" an ecerpt" %y 'alph (aldo 1merson" CV English IV %y
+orazon Dadulfasa" and others

$' Language #-rm )n U*e
#nfinitives used as nouns

!' Wr)t)ng
&ersonal mission statement

III' &R"!EURE
A' &re/)e0)ng
)2he %est place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.*
3 Chuck Galluzi

2hink of a word that would 4#SS 54eep #t Short and Simple6 the a%ove passage.

$' L)*ten)ng 1 S+eak)ng
Pre-listening
Activity 1
7ftentimes" you attend lecture forum where your teachers assigns you to take
down notes on topics discussed %y the resource speaker.

8rom your eperience" is there any difference %etween taking down notes while
reading and while listening. (rite your answers.


Activity 2
2he class is divided into groups of four. 2he teacher reads the entire article 5first
reading6" and paragraph 5second reading6 to give the students time to answer the
$uestions9 5'efer to tet9 )Self:'eliance* %y +huck ,alluzi6

1. ,ive the title of the selection listened to.
2. (hat is the topic of the entire selection;
3. (hat is the main idea of each paragraph;

Activity 3
0s you listen to the teacher read again the selection" paragraph %y paragraph" take
down notes and single out details to support the main ideas of each paragraph. !se the
ta%le %elow for your answers.

(IGSAW GRI




Activity 4
,roup discussion of the activity a%ove. 2he groups have to summarize the
selection listened to.

Activity 5. <uota%le <uotes
.aintaining the same grouping" list down the $uota%le $uotes a%out self:reliance
that are found in the listening tet. &araphrase them.



Self-Rel)an.e
+huck ,alluzi
http9-www.personal:development.com-chuck-selfreliance.htm-

.any people lack self:reliance. =y self:reliance" # merely mean the a%ility to rely on
ourselves to do whatever we feel should %e done. 0s children we depended on others. (e turned
to our parents" teachers" and other adults for support. Later" when we tried to assert ourselves %y
making our own decisions" we were often criticized and punished for making mistakes. 2he
result; (e lost confidence in our a%ility to take charges of our own lives. (ishing to please
others" we follow their wishes instead of doing what we think is right. 0 heavy price is paid
whenever we do so" for we can easily %ecome slaves to the whims of others instead of the master
of our destiny.

(e cannot %e happy unless we are in control of our own lives. 8or this reason" the roughly
2>>>:year old ?indu tet called 2he Laws of .anu states. @Depend not on another" %ut lean
instead on thyself. 2rue happiness is %orn of self:reliance.@ Some choose to rely on ,od
whenever they're in Aam. =ut # agree with the ,reek Dramatist 0eschylus" who wrote a%out 2B>>
years ago" @,od loves to help him who strives to help himself.@

(e can no longer turn to mommy and daddy for help. Co point in asking ,od for assistance
either" since ?e already gave us a helping hand 5it's attached to our arm6. So" it's time to admit we
are responsi%le for our own lives. (e have to put our house in order. (e've got to stop ducking
our responsi%ilities and avoiding our duties. 'unning away from unpleasant tasks may give
temporary relief" %ut for every chore avoided" we accumulate more guilt and stress" #n a word" the
road to irresponsi%ility leads to unhappiness. 2he road to self:reliance leads to confidence" high
self:esteem" and happiness. So" what are we waiting for; Let's review the techni$ues for
developing or improving self:reliance.

H-0 t- ,e/el-+ *elf-rel)an.e
$a23 *te+' Let's say your desk is a mess. &iles of documents occupy too much space and the
clutter makes it hard to $uickly find what you're looking for. (hat to do; 2ake %a%y steps.
&romise yourself to spend five minutes cleaning up. 0nyone can work on an unpleasant task for
five minutes" so" do so. Spend five minutes" first thing in the morning" organizing the documents.
Do this for a week. 2he result; Dou are now 5slightly6 %etter off than you were earlierE you're
improvingF (hat's more" you're developing a good ha%it.

#n the second week" clean up for five minutes after you arrive in the morning and another five
minutes after you get %ack from lunch.

(owF Cow" you're even %etter than you were last week. #n the third week" add another five
minutes at the end of the day. =y now" you've got the picture. =efore long" you'll have the
cleanest desk in the office and %e feeling mighty good a%out yourself. 7n /uly 2>" 1GHG" how did
Ceil 0rmstrong get his footprints on the surface of the moon; Dou may %e tempted to say" @=y
stepping out of the '1agle' lunar landing module.@ =ut the real answer is" @=y taking a long series
of %a%y steps.@ Let your %a%y steps take you to new heights in self:reliance.

&r-m)*e 3-ur*elf' ?ere's a powerful techni$ue that can change your life. .ake a promise to
yourselfE write it downE show a time period and honor your promise" no matter what. 8or
instance" if you're wasting too much time @hanging out on malls@ or watching too much 2I
everyday" you can promise yourself to cut your idle time %y one hour a day. 7nce you've made a
decision" write it down" complete with a time period. 8or eample" @# will cut %ack my 2I
viewing %y one hour a day for one week.@ Cet" no matter what happens" honor your pledge. 0
simple eercise like this will %oost your self:confidence and prove to you that you can control
your own life.

(ith practice" you can soon %e converting wasted time spent on %ettering yourself. 8or
instance" you can use your free time to work out in the gym" attend a school activity" read a %ook"
learn how to dance" Aoin a clu%" catch up on letters that should %e written or chores that should %e
done" study a foreign language" or practice mastering a computer program" such as .icrosoft
(ord and 1cel. 0 word of warning" if you %reak your own promise" you'll reinforce your own
lack of confidence. So" don't try to %ite off more than you can chew. .ake a promise that is
attaina%le. Later" with practice" and after eperiencing success" you can go on to %igger and %etter
things.

!-lle.t )n*+)rat)-nal mater)al' (henever you come across an inspiring story or motivational
$uote" clip or copy it" and add it to your collection. Spend five or ten minutes a day flipping
through the collection to let the ideas sink in and %ecome a part of you. 0n ecellent piece to
%egin may %e with 1merson's essay" @Self:'eliance.*

$u)l, 3-ur ,efen*e *3*tem' ?ow do we fight the negative thoughts that crop up in our minds so
often; 2he %est defense is to %e prepared. ,ather some favorite $uotes and $uips from you
collection and copy them onto small %lank cards that you can carry with you. 2he net time a
negative thought rears it ugly head" pull out a card and focus on the positive thought instead. 8or
eample" the following thought flashes through your mind" @# can't do thisE it's too difficult.@ So"
you pull out a card and a%sor% its message" which may%e" @if it is to %e" it is up to me.@

4ee+ a 5-urnal' 0nother valua%le techni$ue is to keep a Aournal. 0t the end of the day" record
every success you eperienced %efore you forget them. Dour successes will inspire you to do
more and lift you when you're feeling discouraged. 0lso analyze set%acks you're facing" looking
for ways to change @defeat@ into victory. 2he advantage of the Aournal is as you enter your notes
and mull over them" they'll sink into your su%conscious mind" which will then work on your
%ehalf" as a silent partner. 7ne day" out of the %lue" solutions to pro%lems may suddenly appear"
or you may find that your self:reliance is growing stronger with less and less effort" all thanks to
your su%conscious.

!' Rea,)ng
Pre-reaing
Activity 1
1. (hat can you predict from the title ).eaning and &urpose*;
2.2he following passage is taken from ).eaning and &urpose.* 0fter reading-listening to
the passage" can you predict what the essay is a%out; )#f we are prepared to em%race and to find
meaning in life" then our life will have purpose and we can actively pursue our understanding of
that purpose to our own %etterment and fulfillment.* 8ind out if your previous predictions are
somewhat related.
3.
!hile "eaing

Activity 2. Ioca%ulary through contet
Skim the essay and look for the underlined words %elow. 8rom the word pool" choose
the correct meaning of the given words.
helplessness difficult and tiring standard %ehavior
struggle contradict great deal of trou%le
esta%lish


JJJJJ 1. Life is simply an arduous Aourney of uncertainty and pain.
JJJJJ 2. Deny %oth and we flounder life" the victim of all that is thrown our path.
JJJJJ 3. 0pplying meaning to a situation comes with the power to ascertain what is to %e gained.
JJJJJ K. =oth negate true meaning and starve the individual of the power to change.
JJJJJ B. !nless we acknowledge meaning" we will %e plagued %y unpleasantness.
JJJJJ H. 7ne must %e satisfied with the norms of society.
JJJJJ L. 0s soon as one give in to powerlessness the individual %ecomes a victim of life's cruel
lessons.

Activity 3
'ead @.eaning and &urpose@ %y /ohn and .elody 0nderson and
then answer the following $uestions. (ork in groups of five.

Gr#u$ 1
1. Differentiate %etween meaning and purpose in life. (hich comes first;
2. +omplete this flowchart with the ideas taken from the first paragraph.


Gr#u$ 2
3. ?ow is meaning achieved; 2o what is it aligned;
K. ?ow does lack of meaning in life render powerlessness; 7n the other
hand" how does applying meaning to a situation gives one power; ,ive
eample.

Gr#u$ 3
B. 2o what is purpose linked; ?ow does having a purpose propel one
action;

Gr#u$ 4
H. 0ccording to the authors" what is the foundation in esta%lishing a
meaningful life; #n what way can we make our lives meaningful; +ite
situations.

Gr#u$ 5
L. (hich paragraph states the need to clarify values and acknowledge
them; (hy is there a need to acknowledge eisting values;

Gr#u$ %
M. Living a meaningful life calls for acute realization and total commitment
to it. (hat does it provide man;

Gr#u$ &
G. 'o%ert 8rost in his )Stopping %y the (oods on a Snowy 1vening* said
)2he difficult times that one faces can %e considered as the 'darkest
evening in one's life.'* ?ow should we view and approach this situation;
(hat %enefits can we derive from it;

Activity 4. ,roup reporting

Activity 5. )0 .essage to .yself*
0s a person" you have the responsi%ility to yourself in setting your goals and make
improvements for a more meaningful life. Discuss the idea of change in your life with
the message9 )# can't change others %ut # can change myself.* &resent your output in
the most creative way you can.

Mean)ng an, &ur+-*e
/ohn and .elody 0nderson
#f we are prepared to em%race and to find meaning in life" then our life will have purpose and we
can actively pursue our understanding of that purpose to our own %etterment and fulfillment.

7ne would have to say that unless life is truly worth:living and worth living wholeheartedly" then
it is not worth living at all. 2his is the kind of realization that individual can run from all of his life and
as long as the knowledge of it remains unacknowledged" then the individual can maintain a life of sorts"
appropriate to maintaining an identity" %ut lacking in honesty and in meaning.
.eaning is achieved in life through honesty and only through honesty. (ithout honesty" meaning
cannot truly manifest itself. (ithout meaning" life is simply an arduous Aourney of uncertainty and pain
to which there seems no point. Cot only that" %ut unless the individual is willing to give himself over to
the acknowledgement of meaning" he will %e plagued %y unpleasantness and %y powerlessness
indefinitely.

0 willingness to find meaning and to eercise trust in this meaning ena%les the individual to
%ecome strong and to em%race greater and greater strength. .eaning also ensures that no matter what
the situation is" the individual can find strength in that situation and retain their personal power" even
when the situation seems to suggest tragedy or disaster. =eing a%le to feel personal power in life
depends on the willingness to find meaning in all things. 0nd indeed" finding meaning depends on
feeling a sense of personal responsi%ility.

7ne cannot find meaning in life yet reflect powerlessness. 0s soon as one gives in to
powerlessness" the individual %ecomes a victim of life and its cruel lessons" doomed to ride the
uncertain roller coaster of change and emotion" forever pursue %y hurts" disappointment and fear. 7ne
may find a sort of meaning in life without personal power" say if one hands the responsi%ility for what
happens to an outside force" or if one acknowledges meaning intellectually" while denying it
emotionally. =oth negate true meaning completely and starve the individual of the power to change
what occurs and to prosper from the situations that are encountered in life.

Living a life to which there is no point throws the individual on the mercy of change and
randomness and indeed surrenders the individual to the power of accident. 0ccident and %lame are
destructive intheir implications" for each determines that the individual is completely without the power
to change things. 'eadily applying meaning to a situation arms the individual with the power to
ascertain what is to %e gained and then set a%out the achievement of the purpose. &urpose and meaning
are su%tly different %ut inetrica%ly linked.

&urpose doesn't eist without meaning and vice versa. &urpose is more strongly linked with
action. .eaning is more closely aligned with appreciation. (e find appreciation in a situation" and we
find meaning. (e identify purpose in a situation and we identify a direction in which to heed. Deny
%oth and we flounder life" the victim of all that is thrown
n
our path.

0s with much in life" neither purpose" nor meaning can %e created ormade manifest without the
recognition of contrasting values. (ithout an awareness of the value of the a%sence of these things" or
the aknowledge of a vision" the individual cannot commit to a decision %etween one option and another.
#n other words" if there is no value for purpose and meaning in life and if instead" there is more value in
powerlessness and %lame" until the individual is willing to acknowledge eisting values" nothing can
change.

#t is the acknowledgement of eisting values and moreover" the preparedness to move on from
this point that determines whether an individual can advance and make more of life. (ithout a
willingness to acknowledge value and status $uo" and a preparedness to em%race other greater options"
there is no opportunity for choice and without choice" one must %e satisfied with the normNone must
%e satisfied with living a life without purpose and without meaning.

0 realization of value and a commitment to the value of living a meaningful life provides a
constant source of inspiration for wanting and having more. #t allows the individual to achieve in
greater and greater degrees" the ultimate and %eing in a direction of $uality and enhancement in every
area of life.

' Grammar
Activity 1
2he class will listen to a taped conversation. 2he tape will %e paused in some
portions for the students to infer the missing dialogues. 2he tape will %e played
again and this time" the students will check if they got the dialogues right.

Liza9 ?i /oy. # would like to invite you 5to come to /oan's party tonight6. #t's
her %irthday.

/oy9 7h" sorry Liza" # can't. #'ve decided 5to attend the meeting with the
president6.

Liza9 (hat will %e your agenda;

/oy9 52o resolve some of our financial pro%lems6 is our urgent concern. 7ur
profits have %een declining since the second $uarter.

Liza9 (hat happened to your proposal last time;

/oy9 .ay proposal" 5to shift to other sources of funds6 was accepted. 2he
pro%lem now is 5to get clients interested to their new venture6.

Liza9 Dou're a %usy woman my friend. (ell" good luck and see you around.

/oy9 See you around" Liza and please etend my wishes to /oan.

Activity 2
0nalyze the underlined phrases.
1. (hat is common to these underlined phrases;
2. ?ow does each underlined phrase function in the sentence;
3. (hat do you call a to O ver% phrase that functions as a noun;

Activity 3. ,uided &ractice
!nderline the infinitive phrases in the following sentences and identify their
uses.
(rite S for su%Aect
0 for appositive
S+ for su%Aective complement
7+ for o%Aective complement
D7 for direct o%Aect

1. 2o choose %etween the two of you %reaks my heart.
2. Dour duty to study diligently and come to school regularly is not at all difficult to
do.
3. 2hey are preparing her to %e the net &resident.
K. 2he essence of learning is to learn how to learn and continue learning.
B. 2o see is to %elieve.
H. /oe's decision" to leave his family and work a%road" is not an easy task.
L. .r. =enson endeavors to train the youth leaders for the success of the youth clu%.
M. 2he fourth year student volunteered to give auiliary service in the li%rary.
G. /esus asks us to love our fellowmen.

Activity 4. #ndividual &ractice
Supply the correct infinitives in the following sentences.
1. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ is my fantasy in life.
2. .y plan" JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ is still a dream.
3. /ohn's hope is JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ.
K. ?is failure JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ made him hate himself.
B. 'ick advised his %rother JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ.
H. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ is undenia%ly a humane o%Aective. 5etc.6

Activity 5. )# ?ave a Dream*
#n groups of four" the students will %rainstorm a%out their dreams for their school"
community or country. 2hey will illustrate this through a collage to %e done in a whole
sheet of cartolina. 2heir work will %e presented to the class for their comments. 2he
reactor may start this way9 )Dour collage seems to say that your dream is to...*

Activity %
8ruit three drawings on cartolinas containing the following unfinished sentences will
%e posted on the walls of the classroom. 2he students will go around the room to
complete the unfinished sentences. 2hey will write their answers on the fruit:like sheets
of paper and hang them in the trees. 2hey have to use the t# ' V forms in the process.


Activity &
#magine that you are a politician" aspiring to get reelected this coming election.
Select one of the following topics" which you wish to epound in your speech.

T-+).*:
1. 2o achieve peace
2. 2o avoid traffic congestion
3. 2o eradicate poverty
K. 2o preserve nature
B. 2o minimize crime
H. 2o solve the economic crisis

E' L)terature
Activity 1
(ith your seatmate" go over this passage %y e.e. +ummings" )2o %e no%ody
%ut yourself in a world which is doing its %est" night and day" to make you like
everyone else means to fight the hardest %attle and human %eing can fight and never
stop fighting.*

1. Do you agree with the author's view; Share your ideas.
2. #s there a %attle worth fighting for for future generations; 2ake turns in
epressing your opinion.

Activity 2. 1nriching Ioca%ulary
.atch the underlined word in column 0 with its meaning in column =.


Activity 3
'ead )Self:'eliance"* an ecerpt %y 'alph (aldo 1merson.
1merson is one of the pillars of 0merican 'omanticism. ?e is also one of the
founders of 2ranscendentalism" a philosophical movement that emphasized freedom
and individualism over formalism and authority. 2he transcendentalists %elieve that
reality is %eyond the ordinary sensory world and that human intuition and feeling is
higher than reason.

Activity 4. 1ploration
(ork with four of your classmates to come up with answer to the following
$uestions.
1. ?ow does 1merson define a genius; Do you agree; 1plain.
2. (hat is meant %y )1nvy is ignorance" imitation is suicide*; #n what specific
situation could a man arrive at such a conviction;
3. 1merson argues that society is in conspiracy against manhood of everyone of its
mem%ers. (hat do you think does he mean %y this;
K. 2he essay stresses that to %e a man" one must %e a non:conformist. Does this
mean delin$uency from the law" or deviation from norms; 1plain your answer.
B.(hat hinders man from self:trust; =ase your answer on your own personal
eperiences.
H. 1plain the famous line9 )2o %e great is to %e misunderstood.* (hy were
&ythagoras
L. 1merson insists that imitation is suicide. Social scientists and %ehaviorists think
otherwise. 2hey %elieve that imitation is a defense mechanism of man" that is" %y
copying others" a person could give himself a sense of worth. 8rom these opposing
grounds" where would you side yourself; (hy;
M. (hat is the theme of the essay;
G. (hat purpose would this essay serve; (hy;
1>.(hat feeling does the essay arouse in the readers; 2o what group of people would
this essay appeal; +ite the statements that will prove your answer.
11.(hat literary devices did 1merson use in the essay; 1numerate them and cite lines
to prove your answer.
12.0re 1merson's words-ideas still relevant in your present life;

Activity 5
!sing the Ienn Diagram" compare and contrast +huck ,alluzi's )Self:'eliance*
with 'alph (aldo 1merson's. #ndicate the similarities and differences in %oth essays.

Activity %. &anel 8orum




1merson frowns upon traditionalism and institutionalism. +hallenge or support this position.
,ive convincing reasons for your stand. 5Let students look up for the meaning of traditionalism and
institutionalism.6

Activity &. &#C 5&ositive" #nteresting" Cegative6
Discuss the positive" interesting and the negative aspects of %eing self:reliance.
(rite in proper columns.

&ositive #nteresting Cegative
1. JJJJJJJJJJJJJ 1. JJJJJJJJJJJJJ 1. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
2. JJJJJJJJJJJJJ 2. JJJJJJJJJJJJJ 2. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
3. JJJJJJJJJJJJJ 3. JJJJJJJJJJJJJ 3. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ

Activity (. /azz +hant
8orm a word 580(6 out of the initial letters of S1L8:'1L#0C+1 and then
form a sentence 580S6 out of the initial words" which will give your listeners idea of
the message-theme of the essay. &rovide a tune or melody to your composition.

W-r, Senten.e

S JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
1 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
L JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
8 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
' JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
1 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
L JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
# JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
0 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
C JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
+ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
1 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ

Activity ). Letter (riting
(rite a letter to 'alph (aldo 1merson regarding your stand on the ideas he
presented in his essay" )Self:'eliance*. .ention in your letter other $uestions you
would have wanted to %e answered %y him or other thoughts" feelings and related
ideas you want to include in the tet. 0lso include your views on his ideas that you
find rather dou%tful or disagreea%le.

Self-Rel)an.e
an ecerpt
'alph (aldo 1merson

2o %elieve your own thought" to %elieve that what is true in your private heart is true for all men"
P that is genius. Speak your latent conviction" and it shall %e the universal sense. 0 man should learn to
detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within" more than the luster of
the firmament of %ards and sages. Det" he dismisses without notice his thought" %ecause it is his. #n
every work of genius" we recognize our own reAected thoughtsE they come %ack to us with certain
alienated maAesty....

2here is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignoranceE
that imitation is suicideE that he must take himself for %etter or for worse as his portionE that thought
wide universe is full of good" no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him %ut through his toil
%estowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till..... Cone %ut he knows that is what he can
do" nor does he know until he has tried. 0 man is relieved and happy when he has put his heart into his
work and done his %estE %ut what he has said and done otherwise shall give no peace.

2rust thyselfE every heart vi%rates to that iron string. 0ccept the place Divine &rovidence has
found for you" the society of your contemporaries" the connection of events.....

Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of everyone o fits mem%ers.... 2he
virtue in most re$uest is conformity. Self:reliance is its aversion....

?e who would %e a man" must %e a nonconformist. ?e who would gather immortal palms" must
not %e hindered %y the name of goodness" %ut must eplore if it %e goodness. Cothing is at last sacred
%ut the integrity of your own mind.

(hat # must do is all that concerns me" not what other people think. 2his rule" e$ually arduous in
actual and intellectual life" may serve for the whole distinction %etween greatness and meanness. #t is
the harder %ecause you will always find those who think they know what is your duty %etter than you
know it. #t is easy in the world to live after the world's opinionE it is easy in solitude to live after your
ownE %ut the great man in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of
solitude.

2he other terror that scares us from self:trust is our consistency" a reverence for our past act of
word %ecause the eye of others have no other data for computing our or%it than our acts" and we are
loath to disappointment them....

0 foolish consistency is the ho%go%lin of little minds" adored %y little statesman and philosophers
and divine.... Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow think in hard words again" though
it contradicts everything you said today. : )0h" so you shall %e sure to %e misunderstood.* #t is so %ad
then to %e misunderstood; &ythagoras was misunderstood" and Socrates" and /esus" and Luther" and
+opernicus" and ,alileo" and Cewton" and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. 2o %e great is
to %e misunderstood......

0 true man %elongs to no other time or place" %ut is the center of things. 1very true man is a
cause" a country" and an age. 0 man +aesar is %orn" and for ages after we have a 'oman 1mpire. +hrist
is %orn" and millions minds so grow and cleave to his genius that he is confounded with virtue an the
possi%le of man. 0n institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.....

#nsist on yourselfE never imitate. Dour own gift you can present every moment with the
cumulative force of a whole life's cultivationE %ut of the adopted talent of another you have only an
etemporaneous half possession. 2hat which can do %est" none %ut his .aker can teach him. (here is
the master who could have instructed 8ranklin" or (ashington" or =acon" or Cewton; 1very great man
is uni$ue.

Society never advances. #t recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. #t undergoes
continual changes. 2he civilized man has %uilt a coach" %ut has lost the use of his feet. ?e is supported
on crutches" %ut lacks so much support of muscle. ?e has a fine ,eneva watch" %ut he fails of the skill
to tell the hour %y the sun.... 2he man in the street does not know a star in the sky. 2he solstice he does
not o%serveE the e$uino he knows as little.... ?is note%ooks impair his memoryE his lia%ilities overload
his wit....

.ean measure their esteem of each other %y what each has" and not %y what each is. =ut a
cultivated man %ecomes ashamed of his property" out of new respect of his nature. 1specially he hates
what he has if he sees that it is accidental. 3 come to him %y inheritance" or gift" or crimeE then he
feels that it is not worth havingE it does not %elong to him" has no root in him and merely lies there
%ecause no revolution or no ro%%er takes it away. =ut that which a man is" does always %y necessity
ac$uireE and what the man ac$uires" is living properly which does not wait the %eck on rulers" or mo%s"
or revolutions" or fire" or storm" or %ankruptcies" %ut perpetually renews itself wherever the man
%reathes....

Cothing can %ring you peace %ut yourself. Cothing can %ring you peace %ut the triumph of
principles.

Activity 1
+onsider the life of someone else.
1. 2hink of a person who has made a positive difference in your life. 2his
individual can %e anyone: perhaps a parent" teacher" historical figure
or friend. 2his person may or may not %e aware of his or her influence
on you.
2. (hat do you admire a%out him or her ; (rite your answer here.

Activity 2. (hat do you value;
#f a steel %eam 5H inches wide6 were placed across two high
%uildings" for what reason would you %e willing to cross; 0 thousand
dollars; 0 million pesos; Dour friend; Dour family; 8ame; (hy;

Activity 3. 2hink in 2erms of 'elationship
2hink of your life in terms of the people who are important to you.
#dentify three people you consider to %e most significant in your life.

Activity 4. +hooseF
1. (hat interests you;
#f you could spend one day in a %ig li%rary with a vast collection of
%ooks" what would you read;
2. (hat do you love to do;
List ten things you love to do P things you 0=S7L!21LD love to do.
3. (ho do you admire;
#f you could spend an hour with any person who ever lived" who would it
%e; (hy; (hat would you tell that person;

Activity 5. &roAect Dourself 8orward in 2ime
1. 8ive years from now" your local paper decides to do a story a%out you.
2hey want to interview a person outside your family who knows you well.
(ho is this person and how do you think will he or she descri%e you;
(rite down three words he or she would use to picture you.
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
2. (hat represents you;
2hink of something that represents you... (hy does it represent you;
3. +onsider your strength and talents. (rite si words that represent your
personal strengths or talents.
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ

Activity %. Sum #t !pF
+omplete the sentences that follow. 2o find happiness" fulfillment and
value in life" # will...

1. '1I1'1 admira%le characteristics in others such as ...
2. '1+7,C#Q1 my strengths and develop my talents as a person who ...
3. !2#L#Q1 these talents in things # love to do ...
K. 1CI#S#7C myself %ecome a person who ...

Activity &. 0nd # (ill 'emem%er (hat .atters .ost 2o .e
2wenty years from now" # still hope to %e surrounded %y the most
important in life namely" JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ

Activity (. <uickwrite
Dou now have a possi%le starting point for your &1'S7C0L
.#SS#7C S2021.1C2.

*#int +eg#tiati#n,
8ind a partner and share your &.S. 2ake turns in reading each
other's &.S. =e sure to commend your partner.


I%' ASSIGNMENT
0fter reading @Self:'eliance@" and discussing the ideas and concepts in 2ranscendentalist pieces of
literature" your group will create you own 2ranscendentalist Society. 'emem%er that your society must
adhere to the ideas common to this mode of thinking specifically" the ideas of relying on one's self for
true happiness" the emphasis on nature" the importance of minimal government intervention and the
%elief that humans are innately good. Dou must complete all of the following tasks9
1. Select a name for your society. Dou may create a name with some meaning
5from something you already know6 or come up with an acre.
2. (rite a pledge illustrating the values and allegiances of your society.
3. Design and create a flag using colors and sym%ols to illustrate the values of your society. Dou
may draw the flag on poster %oard" or for etra credit" make your society's flag using fa%ric.
K. Develop a monetary system for your society" giving samples of the currency and eplaining in
details how the system works.
B. 1plain the kinds of work your society would encourage its citizens to engage in.
H. Descri%e the types of environment your society would %e in. (ould it %e a rural society; an
island; a com%ination;
L. Descri%e at least three %ehaviors your society would deem inappropriate. 2hen eplain how
your society would deal with those citizens who )go there@.
M. +reate some type of propaganda material that would encourage others to %ecome a part of your
society.
G. 8inally" present your society to the rest of the class eplaining all the a%ove aspects. 2he class
will vote for the %est society" and this team will win a prize.