This topic is going to be really hard for me to write about because I have not had very many experiences in my short life, but I am going to try my best with this essay. My prompt was to compare simple joys with complex experiences, mostly in the view of personal value. To state that more simply, I am supposed to determine if simple joys are more valuable to me than complex experiences.
Personally, I have not had many complex experiences. I am first going to attempt to state some of my experiences that might be categorized as “complexâ€. The essay prompt says that learning a new skill, finding a solution to a problem, or overcoming a great obstacle are all “complex†experiences, so I’m going to group mine into one of those three categories. I really only know three really practical skills that I use on a somewhat daily basis. To nobody’s surprise, only one comes from school, and the class is math. Learning how to use spreadsheets was a complex experience, and I learned a skill that I use quite frequently. Another was 3D modeling. That was mostly self taught and taught a little by my dad. That was definitely a complex experience that is of value to me. Lastly, we have eBay selling, mostly the first learning curve. That was also a very important experience for me, especially the initial first time that I did it.
I’ve found the solutions to several problems in my life, mostly small. Several of them were in 3D modeling, and several others were in Minecraft, which just goes to show that I don’t have very many problems that I am able to solve. When I do solve a problem, it is very fulfilling, and so I would count that as a valuable experience. This also includes overcoming great obstacles. The only great obstacle that I would also count outside of problems would be overcoming 7th grade math, which I do not want to dwell on.
After writing those things out on paper, I’ve decided that I find complex experiences more valuable than simple ones in general. There are some things on the prompt under simple experiences that are not simple for me, like hanging out with friends. That, my friends, is overcoming a great obstacle.