Relfect:
In class this week we talked about Buddhism and the Dhammapada and Toaism. We went around the class saying a quote from the reading that we could relate to. My quote was, "Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt." I chose this because I feel like it is very true. I feel that if you do something to excess, it ends up hurting you in the end rather than helping you. Mrs. Spackman commented on it saying that she sees this in high school with mean words. Kids say something mean to one another but the words hold no meaning because we throw them around like nothing. This tied into a discussion of why kids are so mean to each other these days. I think it's because we don't actually think of the meaning of words, we have become insensitive to them. We also think the other person can take it because we are joking but sometimes they can't.
Another discussion I really liked came from McKay. He said that he was visiting his friend who used to share the same religion as McKay but then kind of veered from the path and started doing his own thing. He told McKay some things and McKay said he wouldn't make the same mistake and he wouldn't have chosen to do whatever specific thing his friend did but then his friend challenged him and said well who are you to say it was a mistake? Maybe for you it was a mistake but it was my decision and maybe for me it was the right one. I totally agree with whoever this kid is because I always feel like I am looked down on because I don't believe the same things that everyone else does but just because YOU think it's right, doesn't mean I do. It's like trying to force your beliefs on someone but you can't change what another person believes. I just really liked that McKay brought that up. He also had an epiphany and realized that's not right and I secretly appreciate that.
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