Are We Products of Our Environment or Products of Our Expectations?

 

After sitting and reading about this, I truly do believe that we are products of our environment. I feel as if the environment we live in and grew up around really is what shapes us as a person. When watching the video, I was honestly torn between whether we are the product of our environment or if we are the product of our expectations. Both perspectives have valid points, but I leaned more towards how we are products of our environment due to my personal experiences and the experiences of others around me.

  It is also known that what we grow up around us shapes us to be who we are. Our peers and even our parental relationships mold us and our mindsets. For example, someone that grew up in a strict household with no support usually tends to do more for themselves. When I say do more for themselves, I mean that they give themselves the support they never received from their family. Children want to make their parents proud and look for their support so they continuously push themselves to be the best they can be. They tend to be their own motivators once they realize they don’t receive the support and love from their parents.

  Another example, when I was growing up around a very supportive family that pushed me to be successful. They want me to be better than they were growing up. I feel like the positive influence they had over me shaped me to be an overachiever. I always strive to be the best I can be, even when I’m down I push myself back up because that’s how I was raised. Now that’s my mindset and how I live. Even when it came to friends, I was hanging around a lot of smart and goofy overachievers. I do feel that they had a great influence on my personality and sense of humor also. It’s the little things and different people you interact with that can really shape you into the adult you’re meant to be.

 We also have to think about the different influences society has on us. Every day on social media, there is something new that’s trending. People like to stay up to date with different trends so they can fit societal standards. Despite everyone wanting to be their own person and become the person they want to be, we are heavily influenced by social media and the environment around us. A lot of people turned out to be who they are due to social media influences.

  In conclusion, I believe that we are products of our own environment despite the valid points given for us being products of our expectations. I feel like your expectations come from somewhere. If you really think about it, your expectations are influenced by your environment and mindset. That’s what made me feel like I chose the right answer in my opinion. Every day we are heavily influenced the society we live in. We’re all still trying to find ourselves anyways. They are elderly people who still are trying to find themselves each day until they pass on. As we go on in life I think that what we were surrounded by when growing up and even now, it greatly impacts what we do now.