Who are you?, A survey. Options

[innovation]

I've just returned to CB, and I feel so lost because I don't seem to know anybody anymore! However, I don't want to post a cliche survey because (a) it probably has already been posted and (b) I never care about the questions in those surveys. So here's a list of probing questions that would give me and the rest of the community a better idea of who each of you are, not what your favorite band is or if you've ever smoked pot or gone skinny-dipping. So here goes:

(1) What is your name?
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?

Go crazy, kids.

[*mona lisa*]

(1) What is your name?
Mona.

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
Shy, open-minded, and honest.

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
Probably my dad, but there are others whom I admire and look up to.

(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
Belief in myself, family, and God. I haven't really done anything too great, but I wouldn't be at this stage in life without it.

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
My family. They mean the world to me; I can't imaging my life without my family. Specifically, my maternal grandmother. I've lived with her for only 5/6 years of my life, but she never sits down. She's never hesitant to help anyone or shower her love.

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
To help others. It's been a goal of mine since I was little.

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
I've done many hours of general community service, especially at Red Cross and my school. I try to make people smile by doing the simplest things.

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
Not really. I try to act like my true self but there are numerous times where I can't control my nervousness.

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
---- Mahatma Gandhi

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
I'd like to change a few things that have happened/I've not done in my past. One thing in particular is eat a lot when I just started puberty.

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
At home (both in Toronto and in India). Being warm and cozy and around the ones I love.

(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
Meaningful, but not yet complete.

(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
Helping children in need of love and care. Other people and their culture. How the universe/life forms were created. Pshychology. The eye and how we see. Beauty of nature.

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?
Roam around the world (with certain people). Become a doctor and help others who have medical/emotional needs. Children are a priority.

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I really like this. Thanks for creating this thread.