ASSIGNMENT:
Throughout this week, consider the choices you make in this light. Let your observation of yourself inform your consideration of the question – Is how I respond what constitutes my life?
- Do you consider your past and your genetic make-up as part of the 10%?
- What is the 90% for you?
- What is your response to disappointment?
- What is your response to ease?
- Do you pay attention equally to means and ends?
- In what ways do you exhibit your own free will?
- Does it help to become more self-aware of the possibilities?
Reflect on your observations. Is it possible to separate means from ends from the standpoint of ethics? What does free will have to do with it? Does this perspective change your understanding of “success” and “failure”? Share your thoughts and experiments with this!