Oh boy, I have learned a lot throughout this. From simply life tips to random facts, I have learned so so much. The person that I interviewed showed so much wisdom and taught me many different valuable life lesson within the short periods of time that we talked. lets start of with what Ben Sullivan taught me;
The very first thing, and personally the most valuable to me, is to always live a modest life, and eventually you will be rewarded for your efforts. I don’t know if it is just be but when I finish a hard job or achieve a goal that I have been working on for a while, I want to boast and share to people that I did it, but what I learned throughout this experience and through what Ben said, it is always better to keep your victories to yourself. Life is much better and more simple when you live modestly, instead of gloating and bragging about what you have. Ben taught me that life isn’t about achievements, but instead about living. no one likes a self centered person.
The next thing that I learned is that you don’t always need a ton of people around you to make you happy. Family is always going to be your best friend and your number one supporters. When Ben explained to me his view on friendship and trust, it occurred to me that I focus too much on pleasing other people and trying to gain friends, rather than spending time with the people that matter the most to me. I have always known that family is the most important thing to me, but after listening to Ben talk about his family and how much he adores them, it really opened my eyes that I am lucky to still have my whole family around because some people don’t have that. I also have to come to the realization that my parents aren’t going to be around forever, so I need to cherish the time I have with them while I can.
I learned through writing this blog that I really enjoy writing about other people lives. I enjoy getting to tell peoples stories and understand why they are who they are. Personally, this has been a very fun assignment for me to do, because it gave me the excuse to go out and talk to someone who I probably wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for this assignment. After writing this blog it makes me want to learn other peoples stories and help them share their person thoughts and world views.
Empathy walls are a strange thing to me. I have never really been an empathetic person, because I know that everyone goes through hardship, and everyone goes through pain. I think that my personal empathy walls have changed and grown because I have learned to listen more and understand where someone is coming from. I have learned that when I truly put myself in that persons situation it makes me more empathetic for them.
Throughout this blog I have come to question myself a little bit but more importantly is made me realize that everyone is different. Everyone has their own story, and before judging anyone, you need to learn their background and why they think that way. It sounds cheesy, but never judge a book by its cover.
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