my space bar is broken and i'm really sorry about it
jane addams treated the world right.
she saw a problem and she did as much as she could to correct it. she opened settlement houses. there immigrants could come to be educated and fed and helped to melt into society. sure, it was a great idea, but she only managed to help those within a few miles of the settlement houses which left a lot of unfortunate souls out on the streets. in history class we wrote her off and only briefly discussed what she did because she proved unable to affect a majority of the immigrants .
she saw a problem and she did as much as she could to correct it. she opened settlement houses. there immigrants could come to be educated and fed and helped to melt into society. sure, it was a great idea, but she only managed to help those within a few miles of the settlement houses which left a lot of unfortunate souls out on the streets. in history class we wrote her off and only briefly discussed what she did because she proved unable to affect a majority of the immigrants .
but her "failure" was spectacular, wasn't it?
she was not able to help millions, but she made a difference to hundreds, maybe even thousands. and, where ever they are now-whether they are writhing in hell or singing with a chorus of angels in heaven or whatever it is that happens to your soul once you leave this life-i bet they remember that lady that taught them english or gave them comfort. the lady that helped them find a job so they could support the seven children they brought over from Ireland.
she made a difference to them and i can't imagine they wouldn't be grateful .
that's why i chose her. i think the most important thing in the world is how we treat others & i'm obsessed with the idea of making a difference; i've always thought that to make a difference there needs to be a grand gesture that touches the hearts of everyone in the world-the kind of thing that made everyone pause and think about how i am t he most important person in their life.
but that's a real selfish way to view helping people isn't it?
i'm starting to realize that i don't matter to everyone , i don' t even matter to most of the 7 billion people on the planet or even the 2500 students at this school. but it doesn't matter if they don't know me, i'm learning to be okay with that .
you can't answer everyones whispered prayers to their Father in Heaven when life has brought them to their knees.
but there are people that everyone has been called to touch. to bring them back from their metaphorical cliff.
isn' t it better to help someone who is in great need of your assistance, who will love you deeply for forever than to be loved widely?
i think that's something jane addams knew even though nobody else quite agreed.
anyways,
i've been raised by two incredible people; if they can't get into heaven then no one stands a chance.
i feel like i've mentioned God and heaven a lot in this post-i guess those topics have just been on my mind a lot lately.
i believe in good hearts .
guacamole is one of my passions; and so is driving at night with loud music and the windows all the way down .
i think that love at first sight is real .
i read harry potter the way some people read the bible.
i like to rollerblade even though i m rubbish at it; the same goes for singing .
if you don't walk away from a book without the absolute desire to do something spontaneous or if you weren't inspired to do good, i think that book wasn't worth reading. (unpopular opinion, i know).
i like to dye my hair
and there is nothing more beautiful in t his world than uncontrolled laughter.
(again i'm really sorry about the space bar, i know it s really annoying)
that's why i chose her. i think the most important thing in the world is how we treat others & i'm obsessed with the idea of making a difference; i've always thought that to make a difference there needs to be a grand gesture that touches the hearts of everyone in the world-the kind of thing that made everyone pause and think about how i am t he most important person in their life.
but that's a real selfish way to view helping people isn't it?
i'm starting to realize that i don't matter to everyone , i don' t even matter to most of the 7 billion people on the planet or even the 2500 students at this school. but it doesn't matter if they don't know me, i'm learning to be okay with that .
you can't answer everyones whispered prayers to their Father in Heaven when life has brought them to their knees.
but there are people that everyone has been called to touch. to bring them back from their metaphorical cliff.
isn' t it better to help someone who is in great need of your assistance, who will love you deeply for forever than to be loved widely?
i think that's something jane addams knew even though nobody else quite agreed.
anyways,
i've been raised by two incredible people; if they can't get into heaven then no one stands a chance.
i feel like i've mentioned God and heaven a lot in this post-i guess those topics have just been on my mind a lot lately.
i believe in good hearts .
guacamole is one of my passions; and so is driving at night with loud music and the windows all the way down .
i think that love at first sight is real .
i read harry potter the way some people read the bible.
i like to rollerblade even though i m rubbish at it; the same goes for singing .
if you don't walk away from a book without the absolute desire to do something spontaneous or if you weren't inspired to do good, i think that book wasn't worth reading. (unpopular opinion, i know).
i like to dye my hair
and there is nothing more beautiful in t his world than uncontrolled laughter.
(again i'm really sorry about the space bar, i know it s really annoying)
"There is nothing more beautiful in this world than uncontrolled laughter."
ReplyDeleteAgreed, This is good.
"But her failure was spectacular, wasn't it?" & "I'm obsessed with the idea of making a difference" I think we'll get along great
ReplyDeleteI love the way this whole post was written. Well done.
ReplyDelete"i'm obsessed with the idea of making a difference"
ReplyDeleteIn love with this.