Self, For me it is like a vast rain forest with an oasis in the middle. Self is your own unique characteristic in this world. I imagine myself being in a rain forest and I am in the oasis, my own unique paradise or in other terms my own comfort zone. Rain forest, a vast land filled with trees, animals, insects. The point is, there will come a time that you should get out of the oasis and explore the vast rain forest around you. You will experience different things while you are on your journey to life, there will be many chapters in your life that will happen, stressful, bad things will come to you when you least expect it, so be wary of everything around you. You will never know what will happen next, but the best thing to do is to prepare for it. Exploring the rain forest is a dangerous thing but you will see all the beautiful things in this planet. It is worth the risk. Never be afraid to step out of you oasis. It reminds me of my favourite poem Desiderata by Max Ehrman, “Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy”. He said With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world, now as you can see he said that it is still a beautiful world nevertheless the sham, drudgery and broken dreams, life continues to move on. Even if you feel so down and stressed, life continues to move on. He also said that be at peace with God, because when bad things happen, there is a chance that you will feel alone and you think that there is no one there to be with you. Actually, the answer is no. even if you don’t acknowledge god, you are still a man of faith. Now my professor said that “If you are an atheist, it is okay to believe that there is a god”. Self, your body, your physical existence, the container of your mind and soul, is what define you here in this journey of life. Never be afraid to meet new people, because in this life, no one lives without a friend. Thus, friends also define your existence. Value all things around you, your family, the things that you have, your world where you live in, your friends, the things that inhabits the world you live and especially God. No one knows what comes next after this life, so value and love all the things in this world. It would be amazing if after this life there will be another life. In this life there is no such thing as human satisfaction, to achieve own satisfaction in this life, what you need is to achieve Happiness. Strive to be happy.