"We have failed to practice ourselves the kind of behavior we expect from others..."
So often do I find myself criticize and pass judgment on other's behaviors... and so often do I hear others point out the imperfections of another person... One unifying factor of the previous situation mentioned is its irony... We condemn people we declare "close-minded"... and yet, we ourselves agree to the worst form of social hostility, which is alienation, by simply creating a group generalization of another individual and convincing others to agree with our judgment... and I am afraid I have fallen into that dark pool of prejudice and close-mindedness... Its true that we won't like every person we meet along the way, but they deserve respect... They deserve the respect that we would demand from others when they judge us based on little or no knowledge of our true selves... Why must we allow the majority to manipulate our judgment as an individual?... The feeling of not being wanted is most surely unpleasant... As much as we might differ from our closest relatives or a mere passerby on the streets, we are all similiar in that we all seek a certain amount of acceptance. We might not like every person we meet, but we are all capable of comitting a certain amount of respect for each other (whether we are in front or behind their back).
"If a man loses pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music in which he hears, however measured, or far away."
-Henry David Thoreau
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love the writing.
i totally agree with you.
who are we to judge?
execellent writing. kudos to you!
it's so easy to just judge someone. i think that is because of 2 things: 1)we ourselves are amazingly and overwhelmingly insecure about ourselves and feel better (if only for a moment) by reminding ourselves of others imperfections. or 2) we suffer from the pride complex. we either think we are too good for some people, or think that those who are better off feel like they are superior and are uptight and snotty. ironic, huh?
"those who do not hear music, think the dancer mad"
I totally agree with you taylor... we're searching for our own self-assurance, but in the worst form.
I miss your intelligence Vianki :(
This blog is so you. I love it.
Japanese people need to read this and judge themselves before they pass judgement..
Vi~~!
lool...this is so deep, i fell asleep twice while reading though it...:P kidding... Nice work~!
and love your commet on my post Vianka~! well, about Boston. I am not sure how to put this right. you will have different opinion about Boston depends on which part of the city you live.
For me, i am living outside of Boston city, so i don't get to see that much of boston and there are many cars roaming around on the streets here. But if you go in the Boston city, you will find plenty people and enormous buildings. It's more like New York City. But it is still a Beautiful place since it's next to the atlantic ocean. and one important thing you need to keep in mind is that BRING WINTER CLOTHES~! it does get a looooot colder than Saipan.
So this is a brief preview of Boston. Hope it gives you a slight idea about Boston, Vi~~!
and i am sure we will have the chance to hang out a lot if you matriculate in Boston. ^^
can't wait to see you~!
Hey thanks for the comment Vianki<3
I miss you tons too!!!
I came by to tell you that i didn't cut my hair... LOL i just straightened my bangs and tied the rest of it in a bun. I just posted it cuz it looks like I cut my hair LOL
<3 as always,
ayaka-san
P.S. We all have those days.. we just have to keep striving to be the best we can be.
i'm really glad we talked a little in front of the library today:)
it was REALLY good to talk<3
i think i needed it... hehe
mishu~!
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