acceptance

it is absurd to look at a three year old and say,"this kid will never amount to anything. he cant speak, much less string a sentence together coherently. he cant do math nor solve science problems. he will never make it in life and should curl up into a ball and spend the rest of his life wallowing in selfpity." no, we wont say that because we know that a typical kid can be taught, trained and motivated in a way that he will be able to succeed, eventually.

but why is it ok, then, to say that of a teenager? or someone in their mid-twenties, or thirties. are we all subjected to the rigid regimes of social standards? no, he will never inspire nor create, never will achieve anything extraordinary nor significant, never will save a life, he will never make a difference to this society.

just because it is easy to judge and difficult to grade, doesnt mean it shouldnt be taught.

much less a teenager, i think its even wrong saying that to a 50 year old.

isnt it ridiculous that we spend so much energy on 'practical skills' that will inevitably (or so we hope) prep someone for a life of following instructions, falling into the norm, ensuring that his actions will be acceptable by the general crowd, yet ignore and relentlessly avoid the fundamentals, the difficult work to push someone to reinvent themselves into becoming someone who makes that difference? to be able to love enough to not allow it to happen again?

and isnt it even worse to write off a company, an organisation or maybe, a person merely because of what they said or did wrong at that point. overuled by a moment of folly, distracted by the circumstances, cracking towards a breaking point yet sentenced to a lifetime of regret. isnt it unfair to judge by what the person may be right now instead of what the person may become?

ask me. is this worth my while? definitely. for every drop of sweat or tear invested, not wasted. it is worth my while. and i want it back.