On another note, I've been thinking a lot about the importance of being open - open to learning, to change, to challenges.
When I was in college, I began to form a broader worldview. Growing up in a small Southern town does not offer you much perspective. However, in college, I met many international friends who taught me so much. Their beliefs were different than mine, but that didn't bother me. Rather, it intrigued me to make sure I knew what I believed. Their culture was different than mine. Instead of turning my nose to it, I embraced it. I loved learning about the many things that made them so different than I am from food to clothing and their way of life.
Nowadays, I catch myself living in a bubble- a tiny bubble that only consists of my pesky problems, my friends, and my family. It's rather quite self-centered, but I think we're all like that. If not, I'm really putting myself out on a limb here.
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| From the movie, Bubble Boy. I haven't seen it, but it seemed appropriate. |
If I had it my way, I would travel the world (who wouldn't, right?). And I would go to as many countries as possible and see how others live.
Obviously, I need a pay check and retirement would be nice, too, so that type of lifestyle may never be afforded to me.
However, I can commit to learn - to be open to other people, to educate myself on other things that do not pertain to my little world.
I really think that if we step outside of ourselves for just a moment - we will grow in ways that we never imagined. Our problems will seem minute when the microscope is turned away.
And we may just form a new appreciation for one another and our own lives.
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