C.S Heywood: A Young Man's Magnificent Journey

 This week we pondered a lot about the intricacies of what makes one successful. Is success a formula? are there indeed certain attributes and circumstances that contributes to one's success? There are certain attributes that you can attribute directly to success, but which one can you say is THE attribute that will bring the most success? Well, there is much debate on this. Some say that hard work is the mindset you have to have to be successful, or in other words, grit. Others say that talent, or skill is what reaps the most success, and that without the necessary skills or talents, success is no more than a mere pipe dream. And then there are some that say success is a matter of chance, or luck. Here's the thing: It can be any. The thing I pondered on this week is that success is most likely through hard work, and learning through failure.  Success, true success, that is earned through diligence and hard work. Success comes from overcoming over obstacles. Success comes from...

 This week I have been pondering a lot on what it means to be doing the right thing. Notice on how I refrained from using the word ethical. I don't use the word, not because I don't like ethics, quite the contrary actually. It is because I am still learning about what ethics truly are. I am using doing the "right thing" because I still find myself needing to connect the dots in my own mind when it comes to what Ethics are. I hope you can bare with me as I attempt to articulate what has been going through my mind and the thoughts and Delmas I have been pondering this week.  First off, why do people do the wrong thing? I don't think any well informed individual every originally intends on doing what is wrong. I think that ultimately it comes down to an attitude of greediness, to where greed clouds judgment. Other sins such as lust also may come into place. Something we learn in the gospel is that we all have the light of Christ in us. The light of Christ has also be...