Supernatural Aid: Scavenger Hunt
Written on March 22, 2009 – 10:08 pm | by aan08
I’ve always thought that one of my strongest characteristics was that I am very confident in my beliefs, and I do not let other people change my morals, even if that’s what the popular belief is. I have also been very aware of how other people feel and I try to think about the emotions that they are feeling in situations. In doing this, I try to make sure that no one feels particularly left out. If someone seems upset, I try to help them to feel better.
When I looked at the list of Medicines, I thought that I had a bit of each of them, but I don’t think that for any of them, I was totally complete in. This is why it was so hard for me to decide which ones to go find. I started with the ones that I knew I had a lack of, and therefore needed, such as courage, selflessness, and patience, but eventually, it became harder to choose which ones were more important, so I just continued to gather the different medicines, as i figured out where they were. And this process eventually led me to gather all fifteen, because once I had a handful of them, I got addicted, and I couldn’t stop trying to find all of them. I didn’t want to leave just a few of them, because that would be implying that they were less important. And as the story from the Native American tradition shows, having a balance is more important than having just one quality. I have to admit that I did get help from others, although I never wanted them to tell me outright where something was; I would just ask for a hint. I think it shows, though, that sometimes it is necessary to have help from others in order to succeed at certain things in life.
I especially wanted to attain courage because I don’t ever want fear to be the reason that I don’t attempt something. I want to be able to do anything, and with fear, it is extremely hard to accomplish certain things.
People can have too much of a certain characteristic, and I believe that for this reason, it is important for those who have courage to also have discernment. Discernment, or having good judgement, is necessary for people to determine if certain tasks are worth the risk that they present.
I know that I need to work on my patience, because sometimes I become easily aggravated with people, especially when I’m already in a touchy mood. I know that sometimes, I would make the same mistake, and I may have the same quality, but when I’m in a bad mood, I forget logic and just get annoyed. I especially become frustrated when people aren’t understanding me or how I feel. I notice this most with my little brothers. Sometimes I just get so aggravated that everything that they do annoys me. But I know that patience is important when it comes to understanding others and being open to new people and experiences.
I really wanted to find selflessness, although this one took me a couple of tries. I didn’t read it carefully enough, so I thought when the clue mentioned an “understandable language” I thought it was suggesting the language office. But I later figured it out to be from the science department. Even though I can often see how other people are thinking or feeling, it’s hard for me to be care more about them than myself. I still feel that I am too concerned with myself and that I am not always able to give up some of my fortune for others. I know that I should sacrifice more for others and also not be too judgmental of them. Sometimes, I wish that I could be a bit less concerned for myself and try to look after others more. Especially since I feel that helping others is part of my call.
Perseverance was one of the last ones that I got because every time that I went to see Mr. Brown, he wasn’t in his office. So ironically, I had to use perseverance in order to even receive the medicine. It is very hard to accomplish anything if you do not have the will to continue or to try again. I feel that in many things, once you fail for the first time, it is very hard to push yourself to attempt it again. It would be impossible to progress on your Hero Journey if you did not have the will to keep going, especially when you come across obstacles. Even when things become difficult, it is important to keep going and fight past those obstacles.
