How I am Going to Improve
In recent news, a musician is being criticized for an outburst during a rewards show. I will not mention the name because I do not want those who engage in the practice of trolling finding this site and leaving comments about the attributes or criticisms of this man. I do not know him and so I will not berate him which a lot of people are enjoying doing. I do not know his music but I do know I like what he had to say when he publicly apologized. If you are completely confused, it is okay. The story of the incident is not important. What is important is his seemingly sincere and candid apology.
During an interview he made the statement (and I am paraphrasing) that he needs to just take some time off and analyze how he is going to make it through the rest of this life and how he is going to improve. These words stirred something within me because I often find myself searching and trying to make sense of this whole journey we call life. How am I going to improve my attitude and how I interact with others? I can be judgmental, selfish and worse – apathetic and despondent. Once a person stops caring, what is the point? We simply fall into a world of merely existing and I would like to have more than that.
There was a recent poll on CNN.Com that asked the question: Is society in general becoming less civil? 90% of those that responded said yes. Perhaps everyone should take a moment and ask themselves: How am I going to improve? Could we be kinder? More generous? More forgiving? Less judgmental? Less selfish? Of course we can. It is easier said than done though isn’t it?
Thank you. We can all strive to be better people, with time a few of us may even find some measure of success.