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if this summer has taught me anything, it's definately an ironic lesson. At work, we always tell the kids certain things, like to be their own person, don't say unkind things about others, or to stop following everyone else because it gets you in trouble. Then there's also the things like don't throw rocks, don't hit your friends, and no surfing on the kickboards.
Then I realized that we're telling these kids things that we don't seem to follow. This summer I learned that I need to form my own opinions about my coworkers, and people in general. I absolutely love my job, but there are particular politics that happen to come with it. I found my ideas of people being influenced by others. When I came to realize that I didn't share some of those ideals, I found myself having to balance the relationships and trying to be my own person when I knew my opinion was no longer "shared."
As adults, I find, we act just like the kids that we correct. I'll admit, I can be judgemental. It's an awful thing to be. I can't tell a child to do something if I don't set an example. Therefore, I must stop surfing on the kickboards. And also be more open minded and learn to stop following the crowd if I don't agree.
Hopefully I can do it.
Then I realized that we're telling these kids things that we don't seem to follow. This summer I learned that I need to form my own opinions about my coworkers, and people in general. I absolutely love my job, but there are particular politics that happen to come with it. I found my ideas of people being influenced by others. When I came to realize that I didn't share some of those ideals, I found myself having to balance the relationships and trying to be my own person when I knew my opinion was no longer "shared."
As adults, I find, we act just like the kids that we correct. I'll admit, I can be judgemental. It's an awful thing to be. I can't tell a child to do something if I don't set an example. Therefore, I must stop surfing on the kickboards. And also be more open minded and learn to stop following the crowd if I don't agree.
Hopefully I can do it.