Journal Entry 3: Values

The values that I think should be most important in people's lives are love, friends, and having fun. In "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets", at first Tom Benecke values his job and advancing in his work the most. He neglected his wife, and focused much of his time on his work, and side projects to try and get a promotion. His values change after his near death experience, and his values move towards spending time with his wife. In my life I value love and friends first, then family, then having fun, then education. Love is most important to me, but since there are few people I actually love, this category usually doesn't apply to me. Friends are next important to me, and I would literally do anything for a really close friend. Family comes next, because they are the closest to you physically, and they will always be there, while other people you meet come in and out of your life. Having fun is next important to me, because after college there won't really be any more opportunity to be happy. Education is the final value on my list, because I want to be able to support myself financially when I grow up.