Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Crowd of Faces
Once reading "Hey Nostradamous" and listening to Prof. Ogden's lectures, looking at the faces at school made me feel differently about the people and personalities attached to them. When I usually walk down the halls I don't think about the struggles, the past, or the beliefs of the faces that pass me by and mask the person within so well. I used to think that there was some truth to peoples appearances and demeanour having something to do with who they really were. Reading "Hey Nostradamous" however changed my preconcieved notion about appearance. The massacre that occured involving Cheryl and Jason goes to proves their and my naiveness, denile, or pure uninterest which kept us blinded from the true feelings of people. It seems as though none of the students know that the shooters are tormented and troubled boys. Everyone seems unaware of their pain and even thought that the boys were just regular students. But what is regular? Even Cheryl who seemed to be the most level-headed, average kid, ended up being a pregnant teenager. In a way I guess, it is normal to have a tarnished or socially unexceptable aspect in your life and its not something you should hide or leave undealt with. I have a new found respect for the soul that lies past the exterior, and for the compassion that should be shown to everyone regardless of their apperance.
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"Don't judge a book by its cover." I think this quote can summarizes your idea. Although we, human, tend to know what is right and what is wrong, we often do the wrong thing such as judging people by their appearance. This happens might due to the lack of experiences from sufferness. Everyone has a different background and history, and we should all be aware of this so we will not judge others before knowing them.
Sometimes when I see people on the streets I would wonder where are they going and imagine where they would be going. I think in today's world a lot of us judge people by their appearance. Sometimes what is behind the clothes, the tattoos, the make-up can be very different than what we see in front of us.
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