I know that it's not New Years yet, but it's getting pretty darn close. Having learned about perilous times, stories and histories, and other monumental topics at school, it is difficult to think that the little things also make each day important. Thinking about the draft during the Vietnam War minimizes a bad grade on a Spanish test-- but that test still impacted me. Should we dwell on the past? Do we really need to keep everything in perspective?
I mean, yes, the draft is more important than a test. However, one cannot belittle everything besides life changing events. Crying while watching
The Notebook does not belittle crying over the loss of lives after the
Haitian earthquakes. All experiences are unique to those experiencing them. It is difficult to decide what truly matters in a lifetime, or in a year.
After a little searching, I came across a video montage of what someone else thinks was important during 2010. It included a lot of sports stuff, natural disasters, and some political happenings. My fellow 1,000,000 viewers of the video may or may not agree on the degree of importance each event possessed. As citizens of the world, we must acknowledge the feat that was rescuing 33
Chilean Miners from beneath the ground. As Americans, we must acknowledge the feat that was
bringing soldiers home from Iraq. As Illinois-ians (??) we must acknowledge
Blagojevich's conviction. As Chicago-ins (again, ??), we must acknowledge the fact that- well, I'm sure something has happened. The mayoral elections?
Oprah's last season?
What I'm trying to get at is that perspective means the world. To me, the most important event this year was my grandpa going to and coming home from the hospital. It wasn't in the news; no YouTuber made a montage about it; but it was very important and I won't forget it. What was the most important time in 2010 for you? Was it political and on the front page of the Trib? Or did you win a soccer tournament? Please feel free to share. Happy (early) New Year!
Here is a link to the video I was looking at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0QXB5pw2qE
Glenna I really enjoyed this post. I love reflecting on a year and seeing everything that has happened. I read your post and watched the video and then showed both to my mom, we had a great discussion because of it, so thank you! I think that the two things I will remember most about this year, however selfish it sounds, is that I got my driver's license and I went on my first mission trip (hopefully there will be many more to come!)
ReplyDeleteOh also, the background music to that YouTube video is my favorite song :)
ReplyDeleteI love how you said "perspective means the world". I really believe that if more people listened to each other instead of immediately jumping to conclusions and such, maybe there wouldn't be so much fighting around the world. One bad person doesn't, and shouldn't, define everyone else around them.
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