Nothing is more memorable to me than the event of the Holocaust. To start, I was in seventh grade when I first learned about it and to this day about 8 years later. I still remember the lesson fully, every slide painting a picture of horror and depravity. Back then, my mind was unable to comprehend such atrocities. I was just terrified deep down because the behaviors seemed so primal and just dull of basic respect for life. What’s even crazier is that in all the turmoil upon the Holocaust, all was justified and seen as a worthy cause. These people genuinely thought they were making the world a better place by exterminating a specific race. It goes to show how dangerous humanity can be when left unchecked by corrupt ideals and forces. I could go along the lines and say things like American Revolution, Civil War, or something even recent like the 2020 Capitol Storming or recent Charlie Kirk assassination. While all tragic and very unfortunate travesties. Nothing really struck me as heavily as reading the Holocaust did. That has been ingrained in my brain for life essentially.
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Good neighbors are subjective for everyone as it mainly stems on what people look for in individuals whether they are chattier or whether they are more withdrawn. It varies on a spectrum, and everyone has a higher or lower tolerance for it. For example, let’s say it’s a more withdrawn or peaceful person. To them a good neighbor is someone who waves when eyes lock, maybe occasionally helps them with a task every now and then. But keeps their distance and space and contributes to a quiet atmosphere. Now imagine a chattier and more extroverted neighbor moves into the neighborhood. The withdrawn person will probably at first watch the chattier neighbor and already be irritated with them in passive aggression. The chattier neighbor is just innocently doing more outside activities than the others, their morning walk, casually chatting with other neighbors, and tending to their pets. The withdrawn neighbor will think the chattier extroverted neighbor is too loud and inconsiderate, disliking their presence. While the chattier neighbor will see the withdrawn neighbor as unfriendly and maybe even silently judgmental and dislike them as well. So, what is good to one as a neighbor can be seen as bad to another, so ultimately, it’s preference to what makes a good neighbor, because we are all different at the end of the day.
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Daily writing promptWhat’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.
I would definitely like to attempt high thrill activities. Such as skydiving, deep scuba diving, and bungee jumping, another thing I would definitely do is eat pufferfish, assuming the chefs would cook it correctly, as the chances of eating a toxin and facing death is always in the back view mirror. Considering how much of a scaredy cat and pessimist I tend to be at times. All of this is a dream, as I don’t trust for one bit any of this will not take a turn for the worse. But if failure was subdued for just one day for all. I would definitely attempt to do one of these things, as I do love a high thrill every now and then.
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As someone who tends to be a massive homebody. I would say definitely interacting more with the outside world. Most of my pursuits or activities are mostly internal. Or should I say, mentally stimulating. Whenever I go out or out of the house, it’s usually because I have somewhere to be or somewhere to go. So, it’s a rare occurrence for me to be out just for the sake of it and living life. For example, a festival is where people usually go to immerse themselves in the joy of eating food or listening to music, and such, depending on what type of festival it is. People will go and just walk around, see what the festival has to offer, and enjoy the moment and experiences that it brings. I tend to go to things like these just to experience the main point of the festival and then leave. So, taking a food festival for an even more detailed example, people would get food and walk around, and enjoy the atmosphere and moment. I would get a takeout order and then leave the event asap. And this causes me to miss the moment of just experiencing things. It just seems very unnatural for me, and almost sort of a waste of time when it’s not true at all. Same way how I turned down to experience of seeing WWE in person in the crowd. My reasoning was that I would rather watch it on TV from my house to avoid the noisy crowd and atmosphere. Not realizing it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I have tendencies to do things like this, and it worries me the more I think about it, that I will be a boring person, future-wise, to be around. Cause I would rather be at home playing video games, or reading or writing, and not experiencing things from the outside world. Of course, not everyone is like that, but I tend to have extreme tendencies of this to the point where I think it’s becoming unhealthy. I’m not averse to new experiences, but it’s just mentally draining for me to put in the effort to experience them, so I tend not to bother. But it would do me well to experience something new externally every now and then. Not to stay in the realm of constant mental endeavors.
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As a college student who recently graduated from high school. I wish I had understood the importance and value of college before going into it blindly to graduate as soon as possible. To get this out of the way, college definitely isn’t for everyone, especially since things like trades and the military exist. Although there are heavy drawbacks to each non-traditional point. Most kids, including me, go into college thinking to take some classes, get a degree in a high-paying field or whatever, and then get a job that pays well. A normal, smooth yet simple path, but in reality, most of the time it leads to being unable to find employment and not being able to get a job. Then they end up working a lower job completely unrelated to their field of study, and that’s pretty much the most common cycle, leaving people frustrated and thinking they have wasted their time. The biggest mistake, though, is not building a resume during one’s time in college. Trying to make connections, network, study the market, and do internships. All of this stuff makes a bigger difference than one thinks and can lead to opportunities that those who passed them wouldn’t have otherwise. College is essentially an investment and a sacrifice. Not only is one spending money to receive education, but they are also essentially sacrificing on average four years of full-time job income in hopes of getting a better job down the line that provides better income. Just going through college to get a degree with nothing else will only take one so far. If they are betting and relying on luck or just easy circumstances to get a job after graduating, it will most likely not end up in their favor, and again, to unemployment or a job that has no relevance to what they studied. Not to mention, college tends to lack practical application as it provides tons of theoretical application. Therefore, it’s up to the person to get that practical experience elsewhere before applying for jobs. College is definitely not a scam in a sense, as long as jobs exist, it will maintain its relevance, but nowadays it’s a lot harder to get tons of value out of college just by floating and going through it to graduate. Not impossible, but not ideal anymore either. Knowing this, I still have time to turn things around, but I just wish I had understood sooner that college is not just about studying and getting a job. It’s more so using all that it has to offer to build your resume, network to succeed, and create job opportunities.
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Leading is something that should be simple in theory, but in reality, it is a lot more than people bargain for. As a leader, one must be incredibly good at seeing the big picture and scope of things. This is simply because, as a leader, everything is one’s job and responsibility. People tend to have this skewed perception that being a leader means I can tell people what to do or I call all the shots. While this is true, it means that any obstacle or fallback ultimately falls on the leader in the end. With great power comes great responsibility, and not everyone is cut out for such a role. As someone who tends to be passive and a little withdrawn at times, being a leader would equate to exponential effort. It would not be an ideal cup of tea, and that’s okay. Everyone excels and thrives at different things. Some people are natural-born leaders, and it’s just how it is. Upon that, while everyone can lead and micromanage, not everyone can do it effectively.
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Grudges are all-around a detriment. Not only do they eat one slowly from the inside, but it also causes a huge root of passive-aggressiveness. No matter the amount of silent hatred, it’ll hurt the person who holds it more than whatever is currently being resented. If anger must simmer, it should be a gradual phase, not a lifelong feeling to hold onto like a leech. Not to dismiss any past occurrences that may have caused the feeling of resentment. But it’s insanely unhealthy to let it dictate judgment and bitterness for the entirety of one’s lifetime. The simplest solution is to simply forgive but not forget. Therefore, one can move on, but their resentment doesn’t control them or make them potentially irate. We all hold grudges, but it’s how we heal from them that fully counts.
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The favorite time of the day has to be the morning. In the morning, seeing the beautiful effervescent dawn and the birds chirp in a harmonious unison. Very soothing and pleasing to the ears, as it’s a great time for silent solace. The morning provides and treads with utmost silence. As the night signals the close of a chapter. The morning signals the start of a new beginning. Each morning erases past remnants and allows one to undo past mistakes or reflect. After all, they do not define us, and the morning allows us to start anew and simply be better.
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