Nstp Grade 2 Reflection Paper

REFLECTION PAPER

KRYSTELLE JOY A. CALIJAN

2014-23903

NSTP MCDE 2 Prof. Yhna Therese P. Santos UNDERSTANDING THE SELF AND OTHERS

Understanding other people is difficult most of the time. It would require so much time and patience before you can fully understand someone. However, understanding yourself is more difficult, well at least for me. I have said this because when we look at ourselves, it is impossible not to have biases that will affect our perception of who we are. Unlike when we look at someone else, it is possible to set aside our biases and simply see what’s there.

Understanding ourselves first is essential before we can understand others. This is because if we know how things work for us, then somehow we would

Our country had been through many disasters before, and yet despite the careful and in-depth research they are conducting to prevent such disasters, the casualties after every typhoon, earthquake, flood, landslide, etc., is still relatively higher than those of other nations. Is it because of the outdated resources and equipment that we have? I am not certain.

However, we can protect ourselves and our families through simple ways that we can do and by simply educating ourselves about these disasters and how we can spare ourselves and other lives from their wrath. Thankfully, there are disaster risk reduction and management seminars that are being conducted by various organizations that aim to reduce the casualties after each disaster, since casualties are really inevitable at times like this.

By simply knowing where to run, how o evacuate, and learning first-aid remedies, thousands of lives can be saved. Keeping ourselves and our families safe at all times shouldn’t be solely a responsibility of the government. We must know and do whatever will save our lives and not just rely on others and blame them after. We must be responsible human