Each of us holds a great amount of power far greater, I think, than we imagine. We hold the power of edification and destruction. In my life, I have found that it is so much easier to destroy something than it is to build it. I think I learned that when I was child obsessed with LEGOS. I would sit there for hours connecting the blocks, meticulously following every little instruction in the little booklet so that my pirate ships, Imperial Walkers, and dinosaurs would come out looking perfect. I vividly remember the times a careless drop, an overzealous friend, or a crazed sibling ruined my carefully assembled structures. It always took a considerably longer amount of time to reconstruct them than it did to destroy them.
To this day, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when the biggest buildings in our nation came crashing down to a heap of rubble and bones. September 11th is a day we will always remember. It was the day that thousands and thousands of lives were ruined within a matter of minutes. It took years to build the towers, and decades to build the lives that worked within them. They were destroyed in a manner of seconds. Years later our nation still hasn’t recovered from it
You may be wondering why exactly I am writing about these experiences. I am a subscriber to an advertising webpage. Every week they send me an e-mail of their top 5 ads of the week. I was recently sent an ad that had a major impact on me, and made me realize that I just may hold way too much power. I know nothing about carpentry, I could never come close to constructing anything that resembles building. I am completely clueless when it comes to cars. I know where the gas pedal is, and I know where to put the gas. I do have the ability, however, to build or destroy a person. It is a scary feeling that someone’s self esteem rests in my hands. I have the ability to throw it out the window, spit on it and stomp it under my foot; or I have the option of nurturing it, and helping it grow and bloom into something beautiful. The epidemic of depression and ‘low self esteem’ is running rampant in our society, especially among women. So many of them feel worthless, ugly and imperfect simply because nobody has the guts to tell them otherwise. It has become commonplace in our society to point out the flaws in others rather than the things that make them so beautiful. We are terrified to say something nice. “Somebody might think something!” We are too comfortable bashing on each other and being mean to each other… even in jest. If you ask me, this is a serious problem, and we need to do something about it. Instead of being sarcastic, why not be sincere? Instead of being defensive, why not give a compliment? Not only do we have the power to change the world, we have the responsibility. Please watch these videos (even if it’s just one or two), and then you tell me there isn’t a need for a change.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U&mode=related&search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li3mg1GrKe0&mode=related&search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omf2gwLUE8E&mode=related&search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4euUdCLuZo&mode=related&search
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