As I was looking for something to write about in my blog tonight I started thinking about how tomorrow we have to go back to a long week of school and torturous homework. I looked on CNN and saw a headline about two teenage Afghan girls getting attacked for going to school. They were walking to school and two men approached them and threw acid on their faces. They were told it happened just because they were woman trying to get an education. They now are suffering with severe burns and scars even though this happened months before.
Their response to all of the commotion was that they were going to get their revenge by getting the educatino they deserve. One of the girls was quoted saying "I want our country to persevere. I have to do something for my country, I must go to school." It made me think about how we take school for granted every single day. In other countries women and men have to fight to get to school every morning they wake up, and they see it as a responsibility to their country. Our worst issue when getting to school is that we wake up late and miss our breakfast, or that we get stuck in traffic and cant finish our homework in advisery. This article really made me think about how I personally and many others at New Trier should work a little harder and gripe a little less and really try and make a difference just like those girls.
1 comment:
It's a great perspective, Maddie. But ultimately, I think you're being a little too hard on yourself. A lot of this becomes relative to your own situation. Why is that kids from higher social classes have higher rates of clinical depression?
If you ever have a chance, check out Dan Gilbert's book, Stumbling on Happiness for a fascinating look at how we determine our own satisfaction with life.
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