A few days after the New Year began I was listening to the radio and a couple of guys were talking about their new years resolutions. One of them was saying that maybe he would stop getting drunk every weekend. The other said he might stop cussing for a while, but neither one of them were really "gung-ho" about the whole idea of a new years resolution so they asked for some listeners to call in with some ideas. Most of the ideas the listeners came up with went along the lines of getting healthy by eating right and exercising more, but one lady called in and said "say i love you to people more." They started making fun of that one by jokingly saying "I love you" to everyone else who called in, but that lady had a point.
Every year we start out with a silly resolution. "I want to lose 10 pounds; I want to stop drinking; or I want to change the way i look drastically." Sure, those are fine, but what are you going to do when you do lose the 10 pounds or change your style? What about your heart? Has that changed with your style? Do you love more people than you did the year before? Or even do you love the same people the same amount, but show them more often? Maybe love should become something like a fashion statement. Love is the new Black.... Maybe we should try! Maybe, just maybe.
The year 2007 came with its fare share of difficulties for more person than one. There were wars, murders, suicides, hate crimes, and many more situations that had to deal with hate. What would happen if we decided to love more people? By love, I mean use the 'golden rule' "Treat others the way you want to be treated." You don't have to go out and tell everyone you see that day that you love them. Just treat them right. Hear me out. What would happen if you stopped in the hall when that person's books were knocked down by a jerk? How about helping someone carry their books to class or their locker when they looked overwhelmed? By just doing those small things you have done a HUGE thing! You have shown not only those two people that you care, but you have shown that to whoever saw you helping these people! Who knows, you may even save a life by being loving.
Many teens feel so unloved they take their own lives. By reaching out and caring (maybe just that one time) they can see that they are loved by someone. As teens we have opportunities to be heard. Our drive to change the world is greater than those who have come before us. We want to be heard and want to change the world. By loving just one person we can do that!
Join with me in this revolution. Let’s change the world just by caring more about other people! Let’s make Love the new Black!
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I don't really hug but the Golden Rule is something that everyone should live by. I know that I myself really don't follow the rule and I can't wait to start.
I do believe that being nicer to people in general is a better resolution then someone saying oh gee i want to be tanner, or gee i need that botox. Making yourself good by your apperance is not going to help your inside. And I think that what you came up with is a great thing and I will totaly make love the new black.
CatSmit : )