This I believe, that although you are different from me, I receive you as an equal. That as an individual I have rights, but as a part of a community, I have responsibilities. That we can love, understand and cooperate with each other. That we can make a difference- but we have to be active and work towards that goal united.Have you ever been in a crowd of people but somehow felt lonely? Like you were just too different to fit in? I'm guessing you probably have, and I have too- and let me tell you something, at least WE ALL have that feeling in common.
In any way, if you've ever wanted to find out if there was someone out there who believed in the same things you did, now there's an approach you can take, the "This I Believe" project.
As gathered from their website info, This I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 60,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, are archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books and television programming, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
Now, you may not be able to make contact with a person that shares the same believes as you do, but at least you'll know you're not alone. Or you can always stick to blogger because you may run into a blog as amazing as this one- I mean, I'm just saying.
But really, this place has pretty cool essays that date as far back as the 1950's (from their radio counterpart) and most of them (if not all of them) discuss pretty inspiring things. You can listen or read, or even shop for books that they've published. And they have all sorts of themes to narrow down your search (i.e. Citizenship, race, etc.).
AND if you're in the mood to share with the world (and generations to come) what you believe in, you will find guidelines to submit your own entry!
So, what do you believe in?
That sounds cool! Let me check that out in a short while. :)
ReplyDeleteI believe in warm beverages, funny jokes, dark movie theatres, and the power of a good sweat. I believe that my four-legged peanuts deserve the best attention and care that I can offer. I believe in marriage. I believe that too much formal education can be a bad thing, but that not educating yourself can be worse. I believe that good things don't always have to come to an end. Lastly, I believe in rainbows and (on good days) I believe in promises. I think that pretty much covers it.
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I believe that good things can happen to good people, that life does end up the way it should, that people are compassionate , I believe that good come out of the smallest of person or thing, and that just to be able to laugh and love are reasons to be in this world. I believe that together, we can make this world better.
ReplyDeleteI believe that... I AM TOTALLY AWESOME! and totally shall to it would appear hahahahaha. Sound like an inspiring concept, I'd like to believe that we are all innately good, however this is sometimes hard to do.
ReplyDeleteWow, this comments were really pleasant to read.
ReplyDeleteI think it's very important to stick to our beliefs, they define us.
(Blaise, you're funny)
It would have been funnier if I had spelt shallow right, instead of righting shall. :)
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