My current Google Glass experience, scatterbrained version.
One of my random facebook friends just got a google glass invite and was asking whether or not it was worth becoming an explorer at this point, which would still hold a $1500 price tag. I don't have time to put together a proper organized entry for this, but i told her that i would give her my thoughts about it, so i'm putting this together to ( Read more... )
because it resonates with you so much, i feel the need to expand on it.
there are a lot of people in my life that think that i am an amazing person. students, former students, peers, close friends, loves. i don't really see myself as amazing exactly, but i do acknowledge that i can be a strong influencing force on both individuals and groups of people (albeit in the context of the small slice of the world that i live in). i don't acknowledge it for egotistical purposes, i acknowledge it because to deny it is irresponsible. it's like a kid holding a shotgun and not understanding what it means to pull the trigger and not understanding why there's blood everywhere on that person that they just shot or why they don't answer anymore if i call their name.
i have Power, and with great power comes etc. etc. there's a lot of ways in which i could use that power and talent i have for my own ends, and i've slowly learned that that's not always a bad thing, but a majority of the time i get the most happiness out of bringing happiness in others, out of finding ways to make people happy about themselves, and to show everyone - particularly themselves - that they are extraordinary people.
fundamentally this is what drives my entire life. that even if i am extraordinary, any acknowledgement of that is something that i'm going to deflect off of myself and on to others. it's much less important to put that in the forefront as it is to use it in a way that puts others in the forefront. i'm content enough with my life that i don't feel the need to prove my worth to myself or anyone else. but i love how i can bring such joy to people by helping them become the best versions of themselves or at the very least see that the best versions of themselves is amazing, something that they tend to downplay or neglect.
i may be amazing, but so is everyone. i truly believe that, that it can just take the right sort of trigger to bring that out, and to me, it's always a worthwhile endeavor to contribute to finding that trigger.
boy, i've been rambling a lot when i write these days. i need an editor. :)
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