My three most important values according to the values activity are personal growth, family, and equality. On the contrary, my three least important values include power, reliability and leadership. I do agree with the results because they reflect what truly matters to me and represents who I am. I care more about learning and improving myself, caring for my family, and treating people with equality rather than having power and being in control of others. I believe that these pillar values are necessary to have in life especially to me because they guide me in striving to be a better person. Personal growth means constantly learning from experiences, getting back up when I make mistakes and improving my mindset. Family means supporting and caring for the people who are closest to me particularly during vulnerable moments. Equality means treating everyone with respect and fairness regardless of who they are. A situation where I put my important values into actions is when I noticed that a peer of mine didn’t have a group to join in my science class during grade 7. So, I went up to them, talked to them, and invited them over to join our group. This was a time where I used my equality value to include people who felt alone while also experiencing personal growth through being able to communicate and expand my social circle. In a future situation where I receive a terrible grade in a subject that I am good at, my action would be persevering and not taking it as a chance for failure, instead an opportunity to study harder, ask more questions and practice.
The goal that aligns with me the most is goal 4 in the United Nations 17 Sustainable goals.
Goal 4: Quality Education
This goal focuses on providing great knowledge, helping individuals discover their potential, promote equality, learn about the world, develop critical thinking and build a sense of community. Along with the ability to learn about issues around us and learning about the changes that can be made. This goal aligns with my important value of family, personal growth, and quality because it shows the need for a community, ways to expand our learning and have the opportunities provided for other students across the world.
My passion lie in goal 1 which focuses on eliminating poverty. This goal is very connected to my interests and beliefs because I think the solution to most problems could simply be having no poverty. With no poverty, health, education, hunger, and economic crisis can be solved. This passion of mine has strongly increased after seeing what poverty can do to people.
A specific action that I will follow is working on a project “First Aid Awareness for Elementary Students” alongside my teammates. This project will be able to follow the goal of providing quality education which is extremely important especially for young students so that they are aware of what to do in emergencies. Our steps include visiting elementary schools and leading interactive first aid presentation and workshops, teaching students simple but life-saving skills such as how to respond to cuts, nosebleeds, choking, or when to call for help, and creating a safe, hands-on learning environment where kids feel confident in responding quickly to real life emergencies!
