“Imperfection is beauty madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring” Marilyn Monroe. I like this quote because its true on many levels and you see it in everyday life, especially in a high school setting. To me imperfection is beauty because it makes you unique and your own person, madness is genius because it pushes you to many different levels, and being ridiculous is much more fun than being boring!
Many people tend to think that imperfection and madness should be frowned upon. Yet why frown upon something that makes you stand out something that makes you you? Without imperfections we would all be the same. We would all think the same, look the same, dress the same. Things would be bland and boring with nothing interesting to inspire us. While some of us look at something and see an imperfection others see something unique and different. For example while Pablo Picasso was painting pictures of distorted pictures others where painting life like portraits. Yet who was remembered? At the moment Picasso’s art seemed to be outrages and disturbing, but now he is one of the most well-known artist.
Others also believe that madness is something that shouldn’t be accepted in society. Yet madness can lead us to new amazing things. For example look at the Write brothers, they where the first to create an aircraft, but imagine how many people thought they had absolutely gone mad. There experiment must have looked like a death trap to many at first. Now aircrafts are nothing new to us thanks to them.
Of course society thinks ridiculous individuals should be locked up an put away but imagine only having those boring friends that don’t have much to say and aren’t willing to live life every now and them. Ridiculous people make things fun and interesting without these types of people we would live in a bland world.
Friday, May 25, 2012
stronger
Friedrich Nietzsche once said “That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger”. This is a proven fact we learn from our mistakes. We learn how to improve ourselves. We learn how to be better. I believe that learning from our own mistakes is one of the most effective ways to learn. This is because we learn first-hand what we have done wrong we experience it for ourselves and we figure out what we need to do to be better. For many of us being told what bad outcome from our actions isn’t enough, many of us need to experience it to truly understand.
My mother would always tell me to be grateful for the trials that where put in front of me because they were put there to make me stronger and to make me a better person. Imagine going on with life without facing any kind of trial or tribulation. Imagine how naïve you would become. Without trials or tribulations you wouldn’t have anything to challenge you, nothing to overcome. Life would become boring and bland knowing that you were capable of overcoming anything and everything. You would have nothing to fear nothing to prepare for nothing new to expect.
I know as a growing teen I have faced many trials in the last few years. One thing I have learned from all my trails is that something good always comes from it. No matter how hard or gruesome that tribulation may be there is always something to learn from it even if it is something minor or something that won’t affect you every day of your life.
One of the first trials I faced when starting high school was transferring schools. I started freshmen year as a student of Littlerock High School. Two weeks into the school year I was forced to transfer over to Highland High. At the moment it seemed to be the worst thing that could possibly happen to me. I was ripped away from my friends and the warm little town I grew up in. I would have never thought how many amazing people I would meet or how much I would accomplish from this. I soon learned that it was either I start to break out of my shell or I become known as the shy girl that has no friends. I learned that it’s not so bad to be on your own without friends or family near your side. Even though I thought this experience was bound to break me it truly made me stronger.
My mother would always tell me to be grateful for the trials that where put in front of me because they were put there to make me stronger and to make me a better person. Imagine going on with life without facing any kind of trial or tribulation. Imagine how naïve you would become. Without trials or tribulations you wouldn’t have anything to challenge you, nothing to overcome. Life would become boring and bland knowing that you were capable of overcoming anything and everything. You would have nothing to fear nothing to prepare for nothing new to expect.
I know as a growing teen I have faced many trials in the last few years. One thing I have learned from all my trails is that something good always comes from it. No matter how hard or gruesome that tribulation may be there is always something to learn from it even if it is something minor or something that won’t affect you every day of your life.
One of the first trials I faced when starting high school was transferring schools. I started freshmen year as a student of Littlerock High School. Two weeks into the school year I was forced to transfer over to Highland High. At the moment it seemed to be the worst thing that could possibly happen to me. I was ripped away from my friends and the warm little town I grew up in. I would have never thought how many amazing people I would meet or how much I would accomplish from this. I soon learned that it was either I start to break out of my shell or I become known as the shy girl that has no friends. I learned that it’s not so bad to be on your own without friends or family near your side. Even though I thought this experience was bound to break me it truly made me stronger.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
life, love, and understanding
Marge Piercy once said “Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third”. This quote allows me to realize how big these three subjects truly are in a person’s life. Without life we would be no one. Without love we wouldn’t know one of the greatest happiness’s of one’s life. Without understanding we would be lost and confused. Imagine what life would be like without one of those three things. If you’re missing one you’re missing it all. In my perspective one’s life cannot be fully fulfilled if you are missing one of these three things.
What would life be without having someone to love? How would you feel if you were to come into this world knowing that no one was going to love you and you were going to love no one? Would you still want to be here? I certainly would not. I can’t even bear the thought of not having my friends and family in my life, the ones I love the most. Life would be so lonely and sorrowful without having someone to love, someone to tell all your secrets to or without someone to trust.
I have come to learn that love comes with its ups and its downs. Eventually we will all have that one person who we love so dearly but who does not love us back. Being in love can cause heart ache, pain, and anger if we love the wrong person. Yet I would rather feel all that sorrow and pain then to not feel love at all. It justly is one of the greatest gifts that could be given to an individual.
Understanding, another gift that is handed to us. Imagine what life would be like if we didn’t understand some of the simples concepts of life. How would we truly go on? Like I said before without understanding we would be lost and confused. How could you live your life confused, or without knowing? One thing that frustrates me the most is being confused. I hate when I can’t wrap my mind around a concept or idea. I hate having that feeling of “Gosh! I just want to give up!” Now imagine living your life in such a matter.
Life, love, and understanding are essential to a person’s soul. You can’t have one without the other. This is why I think we should all cherish these aspects in our lives. Just because they are essential doesn’t mean that we all have them.
What would life be without having someone to love? How would you feel if you were to come into this world knowing that no one was going to love you and you were going to love no one? Would you still want to be here? I certainly would not. I can’t even bear the thought of not having my friends and family in my life, the ones I love the most. Life would be so lonely and sorrowful without having someone to love, someone to tell all your secrets to or without someone to trust.
I have come to learn that love comes with its ups and its downs. Eventually we will all have that one person who we love so dearly but who does not love us back. Being in love can cause heart ache, pain, and anger if we love the wrong person. Yet I would rather feel all that sorrow and pain then to not feel love at all. It justly is one of the greatest gifts that could be given to an individual.
Understanding, another gift that is handed to us. Imagine what life would be like if we didn’t understand some of the simples concepts of life. How would we truly go on? Like I said before without understanding we would be lost and confused. How could you live your life confused, or without knowing? One thing that frustrates me the most is being confused. I hate when I can’t wrap my mind around a concept or idea. I hate having that feeling of “Gosh! I just want to give up!” Now imagine living your life in such a matter.
Life, love, and understanding are essential to a person’s soul. You can’t have one without the other. This is why I think we should all cherish these aspects in our lives. Just because they are essential doesn’t mean that we all have them.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
what counts
Albert Einstein once said “Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted”. I agree with this greatly because I know we live in an unfair world where crooks and drug dealers get money quick and while others stay in school and work hard for minimum wage. This is why so many people turn to drugs, theft, and even trickery to get others money. They found the easy way out of their problems, even though it may come with consequences later.
Mr. Einstein seemed to be at peace with this unjust world. He made it seem as if he understood that not every good deed you do needs to be recognized or praised by others around you. I have realized that many people in the world have also come to peace with this, for example organ donors. They check yes on the application at the DMV without expecting a prize, a thank you, or anything at all. Yet by being an organ donor you can save up to nine lives. Nine lives that you will never know. Nine lives that will never be able to say thank you. Nine lives that will most likely never even know who you are. Many still mark yes on that DMV application without even second guessing it.
I have also realized that many become bitter without being recognized for their good deeds. For example last week one of my peers held the door open for me while I walked into class. I simple walked in without saying a word but I heard him say under his breath “you’re welcome”. Of course I went back and said thank you, but how many times have I held the door for him and my other peers? And how many times did they say thank you? I never yelled out “you welcome!” when they were all walking into class. This is because I felt no need to be bitter about a thank you I didn’t get. I believe that people should be kind because they simple want to be not because they want something in return.
A good deed is a good deed. I don’t think we should have to be praised for every good thing we do. Even though it feels even better when you do a good deed and we are praised for it. We should do good things because we feel it’s right not because we want something out of it. We should do good deeds because it counts for us not for everybody else.
Mr. Einstein seemed to be at peace with this unjust world. He made it seem as if he understood that not every good deed you do needs to be recognized or praised by others around you. I have realized that many people in the world have also come to peace with this, for example organ donors. They check yes on the application at the DMV without expecting a prize, a thank you, or anything at all. Yet by being an organ donor you can save up to nine lives. Nine lives that you will never know. Nine lives that will never be able to say thank you. Nine lives that will most likely never even know who you are. Many still mark yes on that DMV application without even second guessing it.
I have also realized that many become bitter without being recognized for their good deeds. For example last week one of my peers held the door open for me while I walked into class. I simple walked in without saying a word but I heard him say under his breath “you’re welcome”. Of course I went back and said thank you, but how many times have I held the door for him and my other peers? And how many times did they say thank you? I never yelled out “you welcome!” when they were all walking into class. This is because I felt no need to be bitter about a thank you I didn’t get. I believe that people should be kind because they simple want to be not because they want something in return.
A good deed is a good deed. I don’t think we should have to be praised for every good thing we do. Even though it feels even better when you do a good deed and we are praised for it. We should do good things because we feel it’s right not because we want something out of it. We should do good deeds because it counts for us not for everybody else.
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