Up for a test? Did you know the mosquito-borne disease remains a problem in sub-Saharan Africa due to the combined effects of climate change, agricultural practices and population displacement? Or that currently, Pakistan’s people remain without electricity for 14-16 hours every day? Or that on the 26th of October, a 7.5 earthquake hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan where more than 360 people are known to have died, and at least 2,000 were injured?
If you have answered yes to all these questions, congratulations, you are definitely informed. If you haven’t, I guess you’re not. But, this isn’t about whether or not you are up to date on current events. This is about us, in general, as a human race. I bet most of you answered no to all those questions, and I for one, am guilty of this as well. Every second about 2 people die. You might think, this is natural, this is how it’s supposed to be, and you're completely right. This fact shouldn’t scare you, it should wake you up. Wake you up from this reality you are blinded in. People are dying everyday from unimaginable situations like starvation, car accidents, and assassins. You, on the other hand, are reading this blog post on a computer, which is most probably a MacBook. This isn’t something to feel guilty or spoiled about, this is life. But these incidents should bring your attention to be more grateful for the kind of life you have. How many times have you woken up and thought, I am grateful for another day, I am grateful to be alive, or, I am grateful for my family and my health? One time? Zero times? It’s okay, it’s normal. How about this: how many times have you shown gratitude to others? As teenagers, we have attended school for around 7-15 years which is a total of approximately 4,015 days. How often has a student taken the time to look into their teacher’s eyes and genuinely say thank you for everything they’ve done and taught you? It’s a small gesture that we forget to do. We’re not mean people, we’re just oblivious. Everyday I am taken to school by my bus driver but I never show my gratitude to him when I get off the bus. Because of him, he makes it easier for me to get to school and receive the education I’m given. This is something that doesn’t deserve to forgotten, especially to my bus driver. We become too use to the people we see everyday that we forget about those two simple words, “thank you”. Think about how fortunate you are and the people that help you everyday. It is easy to ignore the problems going on in the world, but it is easier to forget how lucky you are to have be given so many blessings. So, the next time I get off my bus, I am going to thank my bus drive, because thanks to him, I am happier in the morning, and after I express this gratitude, so will he. How will you express gratitude? Don’t be oblivious to the people in your daily lives or to anyone for that matter, show gratitude to yourself and to others. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” - William Arthur Ward
1 Comment
Giacomo Calvi
11/13/2015 10:44:38 am
I agree with you. We don't show gratitutde to the people that we should. I'm not sure that you are expressing this enough though. You should dive deeper in maybe what we can do to change this, and the effects that being greatful can bring to society. You have some grammar mistakes, like for example, when you said: "Because of him, he makes it easier for me to get to school..." You used him and he together. A recomendation I have is ask many different people to check your blog before posting it, so that you have different points of view from differen people, students, teachers, even your parents. This will help you since some people miss mistakes, so if you have other people check it, someone will notice it for sure. In summary, I think that you chose a hard topic to write about, and you did it well, but you are still missing some deep diving. Good job though.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
June 2016
Categories |