Ishita's Student Portfolio

During these couple of weeks, my learning of commitment to care has grown a lot. Sometimes we don’t actually realise some of the thoughts we have towards commitment to care but when you say it out loud and answer questions during class it makes you actually have a chance to listen to your own ideas as well as everyone else’s and realise things that you wouldn’t have if you hadn’t taken the moment to discuss it. In this post I will be focusing on specifically what I have gotten out of the word commitment to care over these past few weeks.

So the commitment to care, to me means to acknowledge the values that we have learned in UWCSEA and actually apply them in our daily lives, which I think we do although it can still be improved. It is little things that make us committed to care which we shouldn’t have to feel like it is a chore. Helping someone down the stairs or just saying hi to everybody instead of nobody are just a few examples of how we do this in our daily lives. But acknowledging this makes a difference because if we do acknowledge this it makes it more important and so we continue to do this and it becomes, even more, a part of our daily lives.

Furthermore, I have really understood the concept of being a peacemaker which I think is a very important aspect of commitment to care. It doesn’t just mean discussing ideas, it means to actually take action for what you have learned. Although this is easier said than done, small things can add to everything. Because if everyone takes a small step towards taking action, it’s better than no one taking action at all. 

To me, being a peacemaker is one that protests and stands up to violence. It is a very difficult task to do but things like joining a protest can be effective. It’s also recognizing and respecting other people’s way of life that makes a big difference. I wouldn’t need to necessarily agree with their beliefs but as long as it doesn’t harm anyone I should respect it to ensure everyone has the right to live the way they like. Acting upon violence is a very big part of being a peacemaker. Stopping Wars is realistically, not possible for me to single handily do, so small things like starting a charity campaign could be effective.