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Its funny how you dont realize how much you might have in common with certain people.
We just look at them and think, "Oh, I know about her. I've heard all kinds of stories. There is no way she's a nice person or cares about anything."
But yesterday, as I was waiting for my brother to come pick me up...I kind of took a second and realized that we may pre-judge a little too quickly.
I was sitting on one of those ceramic benches in front of the office, and all of the sudden this girl that I've known for oh, 10 years came up.
All through elementary school and middle school we knew each other, our parents knew each other, and we gave the short hello as we passed; but we never really became friends. She had her clique and I had mine. We didn't dislike each other, but from the stories I had heard about her...she wasn't really my type of friend.
But when she came up to my ceramic bench, I still moved my stuff so that she had a place to sit. We've recently become better friends this year since she is in one my classes, but I still had those judgements and stories about her in the back of my head.
I looked in her hand and she was holding a sheet of paper with college statistics on it. So we started talking and it amazed me how focused she actually is. I knew she wasnt dumb, but I also didnt realize that she was as driven as she is.
She was telling me about how she will apply to ECU, App, and Wilmington next year...but how she really wants to go to Carolina; and she is just too scared that she will get rejected.
This is when I saw our similarities. I dont know if you guys know this, but my whole life I've wanted to go to Duke. Ever since I knew what college was, its been Duke duke duke. And just recently, I've realized that there is the possibility that I wont get in.
I could tell by the look on her face that she had the same ordeal with Carolina, so I told her about duke.
She just looked at me, and said "Colleen Murphy...wow, you will definitley get into Duke. I'm so proud of you" And it just stunned me. This girl who I had never really been all too great of friends with was so encouraging. and her voice made her sound so sure about it. And the best part, she was completely sincere.
Right then my brother pulled up, and I had to leave...but this one little thing has made me realize the haste in which we judge people, and how maybe we should re-evaluate...
I dont know, maybe I'm just an over analyzer.
We just look at them and think, "Oh, I know about her. I've heard all kinds of stories. There is no way she's a nice person or cares about anything."
But yesterday, as I was waiting for my brother to come pick me up...I kind of took a second and realized that we may pre-judge a little too quickly.
I was sitting on one of those ceramic benches in front of the office, and all of the sudden this girl that I've known for oh, 10 years came up.
All through elementary school and middle school we knew each other, our parents knew each other, and we gave the short hello as we passed; but we never really became friends. She had her clique and I had mine. We didn't dislike each other, but from the stories I had heard about her...she wasn't really my type of friend.
But when she came up to my ceramic bench, I still moved my stuff so that she had a place to sit. We've recently become better friends this year since she is in one my classes, but I still had those judgements and stories about her in the back of my head.
I looked in her hand and she was holding a sheet of paper with college statistics on it. So we started talking and it amazed me how focused she actually is. I knew she wasnt dumb, but I also didnt realize that she was as driven as she is.
She was telling me about how she will apply to ECU, App, and Wilmington next year...but how she really wants to go to Carolina; and she is just too scared that she will get rejected.
This is when I saw our similarities. I dont know if you guys know this, but my whole life I've wanted to go to Duke. Ever since I knew what college was, its been Duke duke duke. And just recently, I've realized that there is the possibility that I wont get in.
I could tell by the look on her face that she had the same ordeal with Carolina, so I told her about duke.
She just looked at me, and said "Colleen Murphy...wow, you will definitley get into Duke. I'm so proud of you" And it just stunned me. This girl who I had never really been all too great of friends with was so encouraging. and her voice made her sound so sure about it. And the best part, she was completely sincere.
Right then my brother pulled up, and I had to leave...but this one little thing has made me realize the haste in which we judge people, and how maybe we should re-evaluate...
I dont know, maybe I'm just an over analyzer.