Relieving the Burden


It's 6 o'clock in the morning; another day is about to begin. You go to school, fighting to stay awake throughout the day. Then, after-school activities start, only to deprive yourself of much needed rest. Although the day has already been hard enough, it is soon time to start studying. The responsibilities pile up, and life becomes a never-ending cycle of work and more work. This type of life undeniably turns into a burden, something just to get through. Instead of stopping to smell the roses, you take a head-on approach to simply plow your way through all the mayhem. Thoughts are "automatic" and "self-centered". Although "it is unimaginably hard to do", to be able to enjoy what you have the opportunity to do, you must constantly be viewing the "petty" and "frustrating" events in light of other's perspectives. If you are feeling like "crap", how do you think they are feeling? "You can choose to think to look differently", Wallace continues. A change in perception will lead to a new found view of life, and with it, a renewed sense of being. It is all up to you.

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  1. Claire YSeptember 30, 2017 at 6:47 PM

    Nice post. It really hit on the difficult yet possible nature of looking at life positively. I like that you explained how our thoughts become self centered through the toils of life - this provided a nice transition from your anecdote to your analysis of Wallace's speech.

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  2. Advaith ThattaiOctober 1, 2017 at 9:30 AM

    WOW! I really enjoyed the video you added! It was so touching in so many ways, in fact before I wrote about a topic very similar in my blog about how students let their fear take over. I agree with your view on this topic and can't wait to see more from posts from you!

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