He loved. So why shouldn't we?
So I should definitely be doing homework right now because Lord knows I have a HUGE workload to conquer today, but I just had a few things on my mind. I had this pressure building inside of me, and I had to let it out. I wanted to create.
Two days ago was Tuesday, the first day of classes here at UT after MLK day. I was going about my business, walking to class, saying hi to so many people that I was late to class (per usual if you know me). I was rushing, trying to be on time ( LOL I suck at being punctual). That morning, I had put on my favorite brown boots that I've worn so much that the toe of the left foot is slowly splitting apart from the sole of the shoe. In my frantic rush up the gorgeous stairs in Hodges Library, I tripped on my boot, face planted into the stairs, and almost broke a few bones (not really but felt like it).
My face was so red out of complete embarrassment, but I looked up and a stranger was there to help and laugh it off with me. I still don't know his name, but I couldn't appreciate him more.
Today, I went to two very different classes (despite the massive amounts of snow on the ground. Thanks UT). These two classes pertain to my degree but are extreme opposites - or so I thought. I attended my Management 201 class, grabbed lunch with a sweet friend, and then headed to my Biology 150 Discussion class. A mix of two colleges that seem to have no relation whatsoever.
Our Biology Teaching Assistant let us out early today, and as I walking back to the library to grab some coffee and do some homework, I was admiring how beautiful my campus is with the ineffable, exquisite, shining snow on the ground. All of a sudden, I realized something. All the encounters in my day - my classes, the people I speak to, the weather - we all have a common goal. We all are consistently fixing problems, working towards goals. My management class is showing me how to better organize different systems within a company to become more efficient while listening to people to make them the happiest they can be in their job. Managers find solutions and implement them.
In biology, we learned about hypotheses and how in almost every situation, you can create a hypothesis due to a problem and design different ways to fix the problem. Biologists create hypotheses to find solutions and implement them. When I fell up the stairs and was as red as a tomato, someone saw a problem - my trip and embarrassment - and found a solution - lending a hand and making me laugh at myself. He saw a problem, found a solution, and took action. We, by human nature, love to help - whether that be ourselves, other people, research, etc. My two classes and my embarrassing situation all have something in common.
So, my question for you, is why do we so willingly draw lines around ourselves or our "group?" I feel like all the time, I hear business majors making fun of psychology majors. I hear pre-med students ridiculing business students for having "easier" workload than they do. We place our identities in our majors, our jobs, our roles we play in our friend groups. Why? What good does that bring? It destroys. It divides people that probably have so much in common and could be best friends. We are all working for a common goal - to help - so why do we so quickly judge when we have no expertise in the area we are judging? Why do we not appreciate what we do not understand? Pre-Med students who think Business majors have it easy: can you imagine taking computer software classes and managing 50, 100, 500+ people in a business (we all know you would rather be in a research lab ;) ) Business students: have you ever thought about studying sciences - physics, chemistry, organic chemistry, physiology? You probably feel a little quesy reading those science-y words, huh?
Everything about life is hard, so what's the point in putting others down to make yourself look better? Are we so petty as a society that we have to push others to the ground because we want the spotlight that badly?
I'm just as guilty as the next guy for judging too quickly, and almost always when I do judge, I am proven wrong time and time again. So, let's make a pact - to not judge so quickly, give everyone a chance, don't judge if you have no expertise in the area, and place our identities not in our majors, jobs, friends, but in the ultimate helper of them all - Jesus Christ.
He has given us the perfect example of a Helper.
He did not judge those who he did not know. He gave them a chance.
He did not turn away from those who were different than he. He showed them he cared despite their differences.
He had one goal - to save us from our dirty, sinful selves.
He loved. So why shouldn't we?
Stop judging. Enjoy your life. Be proud of yourself. Be proud of your neighbor for his accomplishments. Don't feel threatened by someone who is better at something than you. Rather, learn from them. Love. Love like your Creator did because universal harmony is most perfect when we are loving.
Two days ago was Tuesday, the first day of classes here at UT after MLK day. I was going about my business, walking to class, saying hi to so many people that I was late to class (per usual if you know me). I was rushing, trying to be on time ( LOL I suck at being punctual). That morning, I had put on my favorite brown boots that I've worn so much that the toe of the left foot is slowly splitting apart from the sole of the shoe. In my frantic rush up the gorgeous stairs in Hodges Library, I tripped on my boot, face planted into the stairs, and almost broke a few bones (not really but felt like it).
My face was so red out of complete embarrassment, but I looked up and a stranger was there to help and laugh it off with me. I still don't know his name, but I couldn't appreciate him more.
Today, I went to two very different classes (despite the massive amounts of snow on the ground. Thanks UT). These two classes pertain to my degree but are extreme opposites - or so I thought. I attended my Management 201 class, grabbed lunch with a sweet friend, and then headed to my Biology 150 Discussion class. A mix of two colleges that seem to have no relation whatsoever.
Our Biology Teaching Assistant let us out early today, and as I walking back to the library to grab some coffee and do some homework, I was admiring how beautiful my campus is with the ineffable, exquisite, shining snow on the ground. All of a sudden, I realized something. All the encounters in my day - my classes, the people I speak to, the weather - we all have a common goal. We all are consistently fixing problems, working towards goals. My management class is showing me how to better organize different systems within a company to become more efficient while listening to people to make them the happiest they can be in their job. Managers find solutions and implement them.
In biology, we learned about hypotheses and how in almost every situation, you can create a hypothesis due to a problem and design different ways to fix the problem. Biologists create hypotheses to find solutions and implement them. When I fell up the stairs and was as red as a tomato, someone saw a problem - my trip and embarrassment - and found a solution - lending a hand and making me laugh at myself. He saw a problem, found a solution, and took action. We, by human nature, love to help - whether that be ourselves, other people, research, etc. My two classes and my embarrassing situation all have something in common.
So, my question for you, is why do we so willingly draw lines around ourselves or our "group?" I feel like all the time, I hear business majors making fun of psychology majors. I hear pre-med students ridiculing business students for having "easier" workload than they do. We place our identities in our majors, our jobs, our roles we play in our friend groups. Why? What good does that bring? It destroys. It divides people that probably have so much in common and could be best friends. We are all working for a common goal - to help - so why do we so quickly judge when we have no expertise in the area we are judging? Why do we not appreciate what we do not understand? Pre-Med students who think Business majors have it easy: can you imagine taking computer software classes and managing 50, 100, 500+ people in a business (we all know you would rather be in a research lab ;) ) Business students: have you ever thought about studying sciences - physics, chemistry, organic chemistry, physiology? You probably feel a little quesy reading those science-y words, huh?
Everything about life is hard, so what's the point in putting others down to make yourself look better? Are we so petty as a society that we have to push others to the ground because we want the spotlight that badly?
I'm just as guilty as the next guy for judging too quickly, and almost always when I do judge, I am proven wrong time and time again. So, let's make a pact - to not judge so quickly, give everyone a chance, don't judge if you have no expertise in the area, and place our identities not in our majors, jobs, friends, but in the ultimate helper of them all - Jesus Christ.
He has given us the perfect example of a Helper.
He did not judge those who he did not know. He gave them a chance.
He did not turn away from those who were different than he. He showed them he cared despite their differences.
He had one goal - to save us from our dirty, sinful selves.
He loved. So why shouldn't we?
Stop judging. Enjoy your life. Be proud of yourself. Be proud of your neighbor for his accomplishments. Don't feel threatened by someone who is better at something than you. Rather, learn from them. Love. Love like your Creator did because universal harmony is most perfect when we are loving.
Great post, Corinne! Glad to have a fellow blogger on here to rant and express her life situations just as I do :)
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