'cause faith is so hard to find

Post 6 :: This I Believe Reflections


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A) Living What You Do Every Day

After reading this little essay, my first thought was, "If only I could find a job that I liked." I didn't really think much. I wasn't sure what to think; it was pretty short, and while it was slightly interesting, I didn't connect with it as well as I do with some other statements. I know that feeling of being embarrassed of what you like to do, or of what you want in life. There's a part of me that knows I shouldn't be, but when I tell others, it just... reminds me why I kept quiet about it in the first place.

Her situation is different, though. I don't know. I figure, if you like your job, who cares what someone else says? If you make a living every day doing something that you love to do, I'd consider you an extremely lucky person. I know people who hate their jobs.


B) The Perfection of Character

Okay. So I think I might kind of understand the "This I Believe" idea. It's stating what you believe, and maybe, if you want to add, why you believe in it. It isn't a persuasion; it's a simple statement of belief. What you want others to know that you believe. They're quite short, so I'm having a hard time forming any sort of response to them.

To this one in particular, I barely felt any sort of personal connection. I'm not one for definite morals and ways of life. I don't see things in black and white. I can't see things with that sort of definite outlook all the time. Sometimes it's one or the other. Sometimes, it's hard to tell where white ends and where black begins. I'm not as decisive as the author of this post.


C) We're All Different in Our Own Ways

Um... To be honest, this post confused me. Whenever I thought I had a certain mood pegged to the piece, it changed. It was a little annoying. Sorry. I don't know; I know the world is interesting because everyone is different. That, I agreed with. I think the world would be boring if everyone had the same interests. What chance would there be then for you to learn about other things and expand your horizons? Perhaps discover something new and exciting?

I can also relate to the last part. I wish I were like everyone else -- actually, I'm not sure I'm taking his statement in context. Yeah. I'm sure I'm not. Anyway, I really do think individuality is important. I'm just not sure how to take this statement.