Why is it so hard to be nice to others now days?
Friday, I was asked to judge a local pageant for high school
girls. Fifteen girls competed to become the next Miss RHS. The pageant consisted
of interview, talent, and evening gown. While we interview each girl for three
minutes, one judge asked the girls, “What is one problem that teenagers face?”
Every girl that was asked this question answered “bullying.” Many of the girls
went on to tell us that there is bullying problem in their school and they have
witnessed it before. One of the girls made a good point when she said she can’t
figure out why people can’t accept others. Not everyone is a like and the ones
that are different and stick out are the ones that get bullied. I think it is
really hard for others to accept others of a different nature.
The girls were also asked a question wondering why they wanted
to be the next Miss RHS. Many of the girls said it was because they wanted to
see someone win other than a “popular” girl. This made me think about my high
school days and how difficult it was to see the same girls win everything. But
when you go off to college those things don’t really matter anymore. You meet
different people from all around the world who all have a common goal in life. In
college, you understand that people are different and either you chose to hang
out with them or you don’t. College is where you begin to find yourself and you
stop thinking about trying to rise above the “popular” girls.
Just a thought.
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