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| I bet he's tired becuase he just tried to change the world... it's no easy job, but it's still worth doing. Bonus: It ups your cute factor. |
If I may use a cliche, I like to see the world in a "glass half-full" kind of way. From a very young age, I have struggled to watch the news because it so strongly disputes my view. Given, not knowing the news does not change it, but I can do more to help the world when I think optimistically. I do not need to see the starving children of third world countries to be called to action. As world citizens, we are born called to action. I applaud those able to put tragedies in perspective and be able to face the cruel world; I have not mastered this skill yet, and so I still stick to editorials and comics when reading news paper. Don't get me wrong- I am an informed citizen. You do not need to seek out news, though. We are surrounded by it.
This afternoon, when I did chose to seek out news, I looked for what would light a fire under me, not scare me. Here is what I found, I hope it has the same impact on you.
"Centenarian completes marathon, sets record": I struggle to do a push up in gym class, and yet am at the prime age of 17 and totally able bodied. Fauja Singh runs marathons. With 100 years and 26.2 miles under his belt, this man inspires me to try a little harder in the Fit Female tomorrow.
"Seeing Value in Ignorance, College Expects Its Physicists to Teach Poetry": A refreshing change of pace. Says St. Johns President Chris Nelson in the NY Times article, “Every member of the faculty who comes here gets thrown in the deep end. I think the faculty members, if they were cubbyholed into a specialization, they’d think that they know more than they do. That usually is an impediment to learning. Learning is born of ignorance.”
"Malaria May Be Emilminated From a Quarter of Nations in 10 Years": Malaria will not stop spreading without a conscious effort. Rather than dwelling on hardship (and it abounds) this article focuses on forward strides and uses positive examples to call readers to action, not scare them into it. Although eradicating a disease seems daunting, Bill and Melinda Gates feel confident enough to put forth millions of dollars toward achieving that goal. A babysitter's salary does not allow for such donations, but still, this article encourages fighting worth while fights... even those that seem impossible.
Clearly there's a lot of good stuff out there-- now go out and make more!!
