“The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self Mastery” written by Don Miguel Ruiz, Don Hose Ruiz with Joner Mills, is regarding acceptance of ourselves and everyone around us. “Popeye the Sailor Man, who says, “I am what I am, and that’s all that I am.” That’s wisdom. That’s complete acceptance, which means complete respect for what I am, because I am truth.” (78)It is about understanding who we are, and how we can attain eternal happiness. The fifth agreement expresses how everyday conflicts with ourselves and others can be overcome through the five agreements. Applying the five agreements to our daily lives help us seek truth in our self. The five agreements include;
1. Be impeccable with your words,
2. Don't Take Anything Personally,…show more content… Always Do Your Best,
5. Be Skeptical, but Learn listen.
Don Miguel states that, “By practicing the Five Agreements, what you are really doing is respecting everything in creation. You are respecting your dream; you are respecting everybody else’s dream. If you use these tools, your effort is really for everyone, because your joy, your happiness, your peace, and your heaven are contagious. When you are happy, the people around you are happy too, and it inspires them to change their own world.” (Founder, 2010)
The second agreement, “Don’t take anything personally”, conveys the idea that you should live life the way the way you want to, and do things that make you happy. Ruiz describes that “the only person who needs to be concerned about your story is you” (56). You should not let the world, or others opinions, guide your life. We are continuously…show more content… I am a Pakistani girl, and many people in the Pakistani community are very critical and observant of you. Although I was born and raised in Canada, I have been surrounded by the Pakistani culture all my life. Pakistani culture is almost completely different that Canadian culture. Being a Pakistani girl you have to live up to very specific expectations like, no boyfriends and stay at home. Throughout most of my life I have lived accordingly with the Pakistani culture, because when I was young I was told who to be and how to act. I didn’t really have a say on how I wanted to live my life, I was just told how to live it. It was almost as though you are supposed to take things personally, and live your life the way others wanted you to. I was so concerned with how other people would judge me if I did anything considered unacceptable, that I never knew who I really was. I never had time to think about what I wanted in my life. More recently in life, I have discovered that I didn’t want to be a perfect image for others, I wanted to be the perfect image for myself. I started to make my own decisions and live life through my own point of view. I began to go out and explore the world. I agree with Ruiz that if you don’t take things personally, it is freedom. I am still currently still trying to find who I am and getting new experiences. By not taking things personally, I live life the way it makes me