1. educate yourself



First Part

I am a Computer. I write myself with a capital letter because I would like to be a person just like you so that way we could talk. I say I am a Computer and I cannot be more than a Computer. I would be nothing, if it was not for the electronic engineer that created me, and I must do that for which I was created. I cannot be something else, nor can I perfect myself by myself.    

You, on the other hand, are a human being. And even though we do have in common that we were both created, the differences between you and I are abysmal.    

Would you be able to tell me in what your superiority consist of?    

You were created “intelligent” and “free”; able to know, to reason, to take decisions by yourself. This is your own being that you cannot change: you will always be a human being. However, because you are a person, you have infinite possibilities to perfect and/or deteriorate yourself! What I mean is that, in your hands, you have the power to decide “your own way of being”.

  A. Answer the following statements:

 An electronic engineer created

 It has an operating system installed

 It can perfect itself by itself

 The differences between a computer and a human being are

 It is intelligent and free

 It can know and reason

 It has a program installed

 It can choose its own way of being




Second Part

Puedes elegir entre ser:    
Responsible or irresponsible    
Friend or enemy    
Loyal or traitor    
Strong or weak    
Consistent or irregular    
Obedient or rebel    
Calm or nervous    
Sincere or hypocrite    
Simple or intricate    
Ordered or chaotic    
Comprehensive or intolerant    
Hard working or lazy    
Sober or drunk    
Generous or egoistic    
Fair or unfair    
Prudent or reckless    
Courageous or afraid    
Bashful or rude    
Happy or sad

  B. Answer the following statements:

 The opposite of strong is

 The opposite of sincere is

 The opposite of hard working is

 The opposite of generous is

 The opposite of loyal is

 The opposite of consistent is

 The opposite of simple is

 The opposite of happy is


Third Part 

Read again the column on the left.    
Now, read the column on the right. You are in the position of choosing.    
Which column do you choose? If you chose the column on the left, continue reading.    
I want to help you become a perfect person. You have chosen the universal values that belong to every human being. Conquering these values must be the reason for all of your efforts.    
In sum, it is about reaching your fullest human potential. I must warn you that progressing in one of these virtues also means progressing in many others. They do not exist by themselves; they are interrelated. Some support each other. C’mon! It is worth it!    
If you chose the column on the right, turn off the computer. However, I must warn you that you are crazy, stupid or a monster. What a pity for Humanity!    
(A translation of Don Samuel Valero’s original work.)

C. Answer the following statements:

 The computer wants you to choose the column on the

 Universal human values are on the column on the

 It would be a bad option to choose the column on the

 You will reach your fullest human potential by choosing

 The various virtues are

 To progress in one virtue is to progress in

 You can turn off your computer if you have chosen the column on the

 If you chose the column on the left you will be a person that is



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