to be honest, i was a bit disappointed that challenge day had not lived up to my expectations the first couple of hours i was there... but by the end of the day, i felt reallu good inside.
i was excited to go because i knew about the program from the oprah show, but i was kinda surprised that the activities we did were activities that i had already facilitated and participated in, back in sophomore year for project diversity. however, evn though it's message was something i had already learned a long time ago, this time the experience was so much more. project diversity's group was so small, and no one really had that much courage to open up and speak... but this time it was so strong, so real. the mc's told us their life stories, and i cried. they're really good at making us cry, making us open up, and making us see the truth. i already know that everyone has to go through ugly things in life, but you never really stop to think how much someone has really gone through. you never really know how much something someone tells you actually means to them. i was surprised that the thing that got me worked up the most was something my friends probably didn't even realize i was that emotionally involved with. they all know about it, but i doubt they really thought it meant that much to me. how many times does someone tell you something important, that you just pass up as nothing? as something little that means nothing? it's crazy what people have to go through. i see these people everyday in the hallways, but i would've never stopped to think that they go through things that ugly and that crazy. i'm glad that so many people really took something from it, and im disappointed that other people didn't. i wish that everyone at our school would've had the chance to experience challenge day! i probably should've given the opportunity to someone else, since i don't really need challenge day as much as others. but i think that even those who didn't seem to have gotten so much from it, still has taken something from it. even if it was just a simple, little thing, it'll still have some sort of impact on the way they live, think, and act.
i was excited to go because i knew about the program from the oprah show, but i was kinda surprised that the activities we did were activities that i had already facilitated and participated in, back in sophomore year for project diversity. however, evn though it's message was something i had already learned a long time ago, this time the experience was so much more. project diversity's group was so small, and no one really had that much courage to open up and speak... but this time it was so strong, so real. the mc's told us their life stories, and i cried. they're really good at making us cry, making us open up, and making us see the truth. i already know that everyone has to go through ugly things in life, but you never really stop to think how much someone has really gone through. you never really know how much something someone tells you actually means to them. i was surprised that the thing that got me worked up the most was something my friends probably didn't even realize i was that emotionally involved with. they all know about it, but i doubt they really thought it meant that much to me. how many times does someone tell you something important, that you just pass up as nothing? as something little that means nothing? it's crazy what people have to go through. i see these people everyday in the hallways, but i would've never stopped to think that they go through things that ugly and that crazy. i'm glad that so many people really took something from it, and im disappointed that other people didn't. i wish that everyone at our school would've had the chance to experience challenge day! i probably should've given the opportunity to someone else, since i don't really need challenge day as much as others. but i think that even those who didn't seem to have gotten so much from it, still has taken something from it. even if it was just a simple, little thing, it'll still have some sort of impact on the way they live, think, and act.
pachiaaaah
sounds like my senior bbq training. where was this and did it go to your school? i want challenge day at my school!
ReplyDeletei love these type of emotional events that inspire you. cannot get tired of them.