Switched-On :: Blog

Not long ago when I was still wandering around in my existential crisis, I pondered upon the human nature and exclaimed: “We are all greedy and brutish. We change when our situations force us to. There is no point in living if we all die in the end and what we are chasing after – money or fame – make no sense.” But later on, I realized the infinite power of human goodness. The laws tell us most of the things that people can wrong you – violence, death, verbal or emotional attacks, etc. But it is properly impossible to list out the great things that people can do for each other. What can change a person can be as small as sticky note written with words that touch one’s heart to an enormous monetary gift from a billionaire to build a gymnasium for children. Good deeds can be done by everybody – rich or poor, weak or strong, smart or dense … And the most beautiful aspect of human being is our unknown potential. Fifty years ago, no one would have been able to guess the birth of an iPhone, or Google Map, or social network that connects you to your international friends, or your family members. And this unknown potential is in every one of us.
- Phy

Stereotyping does no one any good, so why is it that we cling to them so long, or so much. I mean, come, come now, people! Do you really have to blurt an advisory “no homo” every time that you want to hug a girl or a guy if their gender happens to match your own? A friend once told me that he’d like to wear wristbands, high-tech ones, that would, with a glance at their colors, tell you all that you’d like to know about someone, or even more, and if they’re someone you’d like to be friends with. Practically a Facebook on-the-go. Truthfully, someone spewing colorful slurs can do that in a heartbeat as well, but I like the idea. It’s honest, and I think that’s something that people have been lacking lately. If there were honesty with yourself, would you not be confident enough in your own sexuality to hug away, and being able to live with yourself afterwards. I wouldn’t mind those bracelets, even though secrets would dissolve into nothingness. Maybe then the question, “Show me your colors,” won’t hit so close to the heart.
- Eric

November is Native American History Month. I have never heard of it until this year. I was just walking to class one day hearing drums and people dancing in costumes. I went to investigate and there were people dancing to Native American music. It made me smile that my school would have a club that puts on events for Native Americans. I am happy that they are embracing all the cultures that are possible. They have events planned for people to try out certain foods and to dance. I think every school should embrace all cultures even if they have to do it through history months. Many people do not like the way history months are run because they think it should be everyday but if every day was like that culture would not be as special. There are months dedicated to one thing so there are certain times to celebrate it just like Christmas or Hanukah is celebrated when it should be.
- Tatiana

Blaming. Guilt. Fraud. All these words fit together. You would blame the fraud with guilt on his hands. There is no point of blaming someone by creating a conflict with you and the person you blamed. When you point at someone, the rest of fingers are aiming back at you. Being the guilty one is another thing. If you’re guilty of something, and you deny, you are making it worse. Just deal with it, you must take the consequences of your actions. A fraud is like being a lie, fake. You told everyone you were this, but in reality, you aren’t, which makes a fraud I believe. All these have negative connotations, which means it’s thought of negatively, and you shouldn’t be related to any of these words.
- Matt