A True Blue Perspective for the Human Race
Dear Diary,
For one of my classes, I was asked how to avoid the dreaded Freshmen 15.
After thinking about the topic for some time, I began to understand that I could not offer anything that had not already been said.
Even if I had, I figured it would just come across like the voice of the teacher on a "Peanuts" episode.
I found I was at a loss until I redefined the question. I realized I was being asked to share my wisdom instead of my knowledge.
Traditionally students come to campus to gain knowledge.
Being a non-traditional student I have gained a lot of wisdom through the mistakes that I have made in life.
Bad decisions come from a lack of wisdom just as much as a lack of knowledge.
My non-traditional wisdom on how to avoid the dreaded Freshmen 15 throughout life - make it a period each day and every day to interact with someone that does not look like you, does not dress like you, does not act like you, or does not talk like you.
By doing so, you will begin to recognize that you have far more things in common than the things that divide and separate you.
𝘋𝘐𝘚𝘊𝘓𝘈𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘙: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭(𝘴) 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 CO-XST.