Sometime in the evening..
I challenge myself to look at each person as an individual. It is shockingly simple to categorize a people as one idea with one motive or interest. Just as a Honduran has more to him or herself than his or her geographical location, or perhaps struggles to overcome the tests of poverty, so does every person have immeasurable qualities that refuse to let him or herself fit into any single mold.
I used to hate how my beliefs were enough for one person to decide what I was or was not into. I am a Christian, but as you can imagine, there are a many different breed of people in any religion or lifestyle. So when a person found it shocking that I drink or, heaven forbid, curse, it rocked their wold.
The point I am trying to make is, just as I ask nothing more than to be seen as an individual rather than an idea (or a complexity over a simple mold), I ask that people look past another's belief system, geographical location, economic status, crowd of friends, clothing, or any first impression.
Because knowing one aspect of a person does not determine the content of their character. Dig so much deeper..
I say this not to plead for the over-judged stranger, rather you're doing yourself an injustice to live in a bubble so quickly criticizing the outside world.
Because this song is good, worth listening to, and, to me, inspiring.
:) grow Hollie GROW
ReplyDeleteyou keep rocking my face off.
I learned that even if we do dig deeper, we can not find meaning in a person until we find dis likable quantities of that person. However, digging deeper is definitely a step to getting to know someone better. :)
ReplyDeleteMiss you lots and always looking forward to new blog entries!
TE EXTRANO!
--Estelita