Life syllabus: Every lesson begins with a moral by Anthony Bustamante [STUDENT]

Lesson 1: Be Loyal to what matters.

anthony_2340067 — 2025-03-10 17:16:18 UTC

This lesson will talk about how we need to have the value of loyalty in our lives. This is because people nowadays are always for themselves, casing people aside for their own means. The saying "Be loyal to what matters" is that rather than looking just for ourselves, we need to hold our loyalty to those who matter to us.

The illustration is a lightning bolt about to hit a place of pure chaos. The lightning bolt is the symbol of the bond of loyalty, something that is unbreakable and powerful and is about to be tested against chaos below it, saying that just as a lightning bolt is about to hit the ground, it will remain unshaken.

Lesson 2: Take a chance that love exists and do a loving act.

anthony_2340067 — 2025-03-10 17:32:20 UTC

This lesson will go over the idea of love and how we need to take chances that show that love exists in this world by doing loving acts for our fellow man. The reason for this is that people don't believe that love exists in a world where suffering is happening, opting into the idea that there's no reason to do loving acts when they will ultimately be undermined. The main takeaway of the lesson is that we must be kind and generous to others rather than leaving them to their own devices.

The illustration shows a person giving their item to a person who has fallen on hard times. This shows that a person who doesn't know anything about the person is doing an act of love of being kind to the person.

Lesson 3: Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not.

anthony_2340067 — 2025-03-11 12:47:56 UTC

This lesson will cover how life will continue regardless of what is happening with you. It is saying that life is always happening around you, whether you're making it or just standing back on the sidelines. The main takeaway of this lesson is to live life in the moment.

This illustration shows a flowing river with a rock in the middle of it blocking the way, but the water is pushing forward without stopping. The water is life and the rock is something that is stopping a person from moving, but just as in life the water will keep on moving even with the rock in the way.

Lesson 4: In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself.

anthony_2340067 — 2025-03-11 12:49:56 UTC

This lesson will be an important lesson about how, during that darkest of times, hope is something that doesn't come from others but from yourself. The reason for this lesson is that people nowadays don't have hope in life when their backs are against the wall and are willing to lose themselves in self-pity. This lesson's overall takeaway will show them that hope is something that we have when all else is lost.

This illustration shows people underground in desire about the loss of the sun. While others are saddened by this, a person is able to see the sun themselves because they have something to look for.

Lesson 5: Just because the world can be cruel doesn't mean you have to be.

anthony_2340067 — 2025-03-11 12:55:34 UTC

This lesson will talk about how if the world is so cruel, it doesn't mean that you have to be. This is because people believe that everyone is just for themselves, so they do anything in their power to get something they want, even if it hurts others in the process. The main takeaway of this lesson is that even if the world hates and curses you. You can show kindness to those who are cruel to you.

This illustration shows a person being cruel to others by using them and hurting them, while we see the one on the right showing kindness to some. This is saying even though people around you are being cruel to others like we see on the left you can always show kindness.

Personal Written Reflection

anthony_2340067 — 2025-03-12 17:19:08 UTC

The most important lesson is Lesson 4 because, without hope, all the other lessons will become useless. After all, there will be nothing to fight for.

I think nothing will change in 10 years, but if it does, something that can be added is the lesson that things change, but some just begin all over again.

Something I hope my younger self will learn from these is that we must show kindness to others while holding true to our value of loyalty.