Lows and Highs

The greatest efforts may seem small in the eyes of the overseers. They sometimes do not see how hard someone works, or how much work is put in. The most important thing to keep in mind is how you see your accomplishments. For example, some people see certain jobs as being too "low" for them. For the person next to them, that job could be their ultimate goal, for which he or she works hard to achieve. Just because your low is too low for you, does not mean that the same low is not someone else's high. That being said, when you judge people--because we all do-- understand that where they are may not be as bad as you think it is. One person cannot dictate what is deemed good enough for the world. Tolerate and move on. Sneering and snickering at others while you sit in the same spot, will get you no where. Take pride in what you do so you will not have the capacity to compare yourself to others.

Violence in Chicago

I live in a city where violence is desensitized. It has become the new normal. It seems that no one wants to come to Chicago because they are afraid. I found this video on nowisthetimechicago.org

Hopefully soon, we can work as a city to stop violence.


http://www.nowisthetimechicago.org/media/68

Free Reign

It seems the people that we are the most intolerant with are the people we are closest to. It is not everyday that strangers walk up to each other and tell them their worst quality. Comments like that usually come from loved ones and close friends. If they are close and you love them, why hurt them? It is understandable that the closer you get with someone the less restrictions there are on conversations. At the same time, there is a vast wall between what is acceptable and when you are just breaking a person down. Teasing and jokes are common, but when it is taken too far a person might as well say, "I will never let anyone hurt you-- except me." Just because you have free reign with someone does not give you the right to make that person feel horrible about his or herself.