Inspiration

It can be really hard to find inspiration for these posts sometimes. You may have noticed that a lot of the time I refer to social media like Facebook or Twitter. This is because I sometimes scroll through my Twitter feed and Facebook News Feed to find something to write about. In this way, Social Media is a great resource for this blog (also helps me get it out there). So sometimes I scroll through and I might see someone say something that annoys me because everyone else says it or it is stupid. From here I think of a way I could write a post about it. If I think of something I start but if I can not I just keep scrolling. So you see finding inspiration for these posts is a little harder than you may think (especially since this is the 134th post on this blog and I do not double-up on topics (excluding Daily Updates, Random Questions, or Posts that come in parts). Scrolling through my news feed just over a month ago I found an inspirational picture of a blind guy I was always trying to insert somewhere but I just never really found a place for it, until now. So, before I continue be sure to read the picture below (yes, I said read).

Image Source: https://www.facebook.com/SeemoreSkinnerr

It is just a really inspirational interview (I think that is what is happening) that makes you reflect on human nature and the way we judge other people. Here we have a blind person who looks on the bright-side of life and sees the best in people as he can not see them for what they actually are. He can not judge a book by its cover as he can not see the book to begin with. Despite how hard it must be to have no sight in both eyes (I was just trying to stretch out the term 'Blind') he does not let this stop him from enjoying life. It is just one of the inspirational posts I wanted to write about but, until now, never had the chance. This picture is inspirational for all the right reasons for once which is a good thing and is actually pretty exciting to still be able to write posts that restore our faith in humanity rather than focusing on the negatives because, as a society, we see what is bad and rarely what is good. I do enjoy writing these posts from a positive source as it means I get to focus on the positive side of the world rather than the negative. So inspiration is hard to find but once it is found it is quite the topic to write about.

He may be blind but he sees better than most, see you tomorrow!

Categories

The world we live in today is one in which we categorise everything, even each other. It has come to a point where we have to look at ourselves and ask why? Why do we categorise everything? Why does everyone have to have a label? Why can't we just let things be as they are without the need to tell someone they are something or other. Sometimes these categories can take over and we do not see a person for who they really are, just what category they fall into.

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Categories can be hurtful as well as hard to break out of. Basically, categorising someone or a group of people is stereotyping. Basically, that is what we do when we categorise someone. This is especially annoying when you know you do not fit into that category but everyone looks at you as if you do belong there. This is annoying for me as I am a teenager and whenever I go somewhere alone, even if this is just coming home from school, I can see people look at me or they will say something incredibly rude. There are so many times I have been going my own way home from school and people just tell you to stop loitering or doing something bad when you know you have never done that in your whole life. This is incredibly infuriating and just shows how judgmental people can be sometimes. It really annoys me when that happens because the truth is far from it. It really is horrible when someone makes judgments about someone just because they belong to a certain category (like Teenager or Rebel) when the truth can be far from the stereotypes. Just stop people, just stop.

Image Source: http://www.lessonsfromfantasy.com/2012/02/people-are-too-complicated-to-have.html

Categories can take over who a person is and it becomes all we see in them. That one thing we see in them can become all they are to the people around them. Someone who is intelligent has more to them than just intelligence, they may be funny, a good cook or quirky. Yet all a person sees once they categorise them is the brains, nothing else. It really is horrible because once you get that label it is hard to break out of it. Everyone comes to you for help with work instead of anything else. Also, some people may be blonde but also smart. However, the first thing we see is blonde and first impressions are hard to change. Sometimes we have to realise that people are a lot more complicated than it first appears.

May the odds be ever in your favour, see you tomorrow!