The document discusses human limitations and transcendence, emphasizing that our circumstances, capacities, and physical embodiment shape our potential. It explores how limitations create challenges that enhance life's richness and how the mind enables us to go beyond these limits. Additionally, it encourages reflection on personal goals and the influence of positive traits in shaping one's reality.

1. What makes you special?

11. EVALUATING HUMAN BEINGS' LIMITATIONS
AND TRANCENDENCE

12. LIMITATIONS
Something that controls how much of something is possible or allowed
CATEGORIES OF LIMITATIONS
Facticity
Spatial
The Body as Intermediary

13. Facticity
• Refers to the are already given. (Ex. We are born in a particular time
and place, we did not choose them). Even the details that surrounds
us, our environment, language, past decisions, past and present
relationships and even our future death.

14. Spatial – Temporal being
• The not yet and no longer, This means we will not live forever – that
we have limited period of stay in this world.
• A 5 year old child cannot put on lipstick because she is still a child.
(the not yet).
• A senior citizen cannot bear a child because she is no longer capable
of reproduction. (the no longer)
• Spatial talks about one space at one time.

15. The Body is Intermediary
• Our body serves as an intermediary between the physical world and
us.
• Ex. I can always imagine myself living as a rockstar unless I become
one myself.
• I can’t never be you and you can’t never be me.

16. Human Nature and Limitations
• We can’t survive in certain environments

18. Transcendence
• The ability to explore and surpass limits. A very important tool that allows us
to go through our physical limits is our mind. We can transcend because of
our spiritual dimension.
• Being in control even if the body reminds us of certain tendencies.
• The power to govern our decisions, It ensures us that they are exercised
within the bounds of reason.
• Overcoming onself

19. • If we reflect on our personal lives, we could come along to the idea
that limitations that we have make our lives more colorful and
challenging.
• Facticity – Challenge, explore and make it creative.
• Spatial - Live for today, cherish and enjoy the present
• Body is Intermediary – The privilege to experience the world uniquely,
it gives more meaning to our experiences, our limitations is our
advantage as well.

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21. Answer the following…
• I want to be –
• I can achieve this by –
• I want to do the following –
• I can make this happen by –
• List down 3 influencer that giving you a good traits. Explain how and
why.
• List 5 Positive traits and how it benefits you.