I'm listening to Angels and Airwaves third album entitled "Love" while making this post.
I think that is poetic.
I think it kind of sums up my entire philosophy on life.
Love. That's it.
It doesn't fucking matter where we originated, how the universe started, how it will end, or where we will go when we die.
That's all irrelevant to what's happening in the here and now.
Worry about how to make the most out of your LIFE.
A friend of mine is majoring in business and she told me that her professors are telling their classes
"Drop all ethics and morals now." To paraphrase basically they are saying Your business is business and you are in it to make money first and foremost. Hearing that just made me think that on many levels our society isn't TRYING to better itself. What it is trying to do is put on the most amiable front possible, and to hide anything that looks like corruption. To bury it, but to make sure the principles stay alive. I'm extremely bothered by this. I guess I thought educators would be above the perpetuation of tenants that keep society from it's full potential. I know that is such a kindergarten phrase. "Joey is so intelligent and we just want to see him live up to his full potential." It's always vague as to what that really means, but it's still fucking important that we at least TRY. You know?
As a future educator, I want to make the biggest difference I can. I believe everything comes back to education. Whether it is emotional, intellectual, psychological, what have you. A corrupt education leads a corrupt individual leads a corrupt social sphere and on and on. And when something is so prevalent it comes to be looked at as normal and therefore accepted in some capacity. Even when something is universally known to be wrong, if it is common enough people develop the mindset of "Well, it isn't right but that's how it is and there isn't much we can do about it."
That fucking kills me. It's social apathy, and what's even worse is that there is even a part of me that believes the world has functioned the way it has for so long that trying to eradicate the bullshit therein is nearly futile. Nearly. But I refuse to give in to that. So I'll do what I can. A good teacher has a far reaching effect, and I guess I know that I'll be a good teacher and that's where I can make my difference.
I don't want to save the world. I just want to make it a little better.
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Right now I'm reading How to See Yourself as You Really Are by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I'm learning so much. The vast majority of his ideas are unlikely truths. But they are unlikely only because so few people try to believe it. He's just so RIGHT in his simplicity. He understands that truth is in simplicity. It is in goodness and in love. And love is only achieved through self-understanding and the eriadication of self-loathing and lust. That's what the book is about mostly. But it's made me think: if I can easily agree that everything he says is correct, then why do I think it's impossible. Is truth unattainable? It's not. If I can believe it, then someone else can believe it. We've made such great progress as beings in the human condition. We're getting better! Really! So, it's so necessary to believe and have faith because you are useless without hope.
Also. Teachers can make a huge impact. Have you read Freedom Writers yet? I suggest reading it now and reading it again right before you teach your very first class, you know? It'll remind you of your potential impact.
When you expect the most out of everyone--regardless of ANYTHING and you hold each to the same standards, you set the bar for success. When you care that they do well while maintaining that it is their responsibility to do so, you will have achieved something.
We got this.
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