Okay, I'm just going to begin by saying this may sound absolutely and totally bizarre, but this is my theory. It's closely related to religion, but not really. Does that make sense? Probably not. Hopefully it will by the end of this blog post.
Now, I want you to open up a new tab and go to youtube.com. Now, I want you to play your favorite video. It can be your favorite song (I'm currently playing Dreamland by Andy Allo and Blu), it can be your favorite funny video, it can be your favorite inspirational video, it can be your favorite blogger, it can be anything. Now, after you've watched it, I want you to think about why it's your favorite video. Don't try to simply say because it's funny, or because the song has a good beat... Try to dig deeper (I know you've all practiced this in English). Well, the reason I chose to listen to Dreamland, was because I can relate to it. Although the songwriter/singer might have had a different thought or purpose when she wrote it, whenever I listen to it, I begin to think about how much of a dreamer I am. I'm sure you all know this if you're a regular reader or know we well, but it just allows me to smile, sing along, and realize how content it makes me. So now that you've thought about why you love that certain video, let's move on to the reason I made you do this...
My theory in the simplest words relates to how our life turns out. Personally I'm not religious, but I still think about how I ended up with this life. Basically, I think that we're all given a scenario and a box of tools, and we choose how to build our life. Sometimes people don't realize that we construct our own life. That box of tools that we're given is our traits that we've developed in order to deal with certain situations that happen to us. Some people naturally have more will power or optimism or other traits than other people. Now, the key thing to remember is naturally.
Now, the reason I'm emphasizing the word naturally is because anyone can develop these traits. I know that I've always been stubborn yet sensitive. Some people aren't like that at all. And let me just say I hate being as sensitive as I am, but I have begun to look at it in a new light. Since I am so sensitive, I get hurt really often, but I also am able to be really passionate about other things. Notice how I changed what I thought was a negative trait into a positive one. This is something everyone should learn to do!
Okay, I got off topic from my theory... Basically what I'm trying to say is that we are given a box full of paint brushes and paint, and we decide how to paint our own picture. In my case, I think I was given a notepad of paper and a pen, and now I'm writing my own story. We choose how to live our life. Now the question that arises is, "what about destiny or fate"? Well I'm not sure. I do believe in fate and destiny, but I haven't figured out a way to tie this into my theory. The closest I've gotten to relating it to my theory is that; we choose to live by that destiny, or to not live by it. Some people may naturally be born into less fortunate families, and sometimes that sets those people back but that doesn't mean that they can't do something in order to be more fortunate. Although they usually have to work harder to go to college, or to relocate, it doesn't mean it's impossible.
So, once again, we paint our own picture. Or we write our own story. Or we compose our own song. Or we direct our own movie. It depends on the person, and what they want or wish to do.
If you weren't sure what videos to watch or listen to, here's a few of my favorites;
Favorite songs:
Mario "Crying Our For Me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn3AH2yn5Yc&ob=av2n,
Andy Allo and Blue "Dreamland" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xVsU3zU3TQ
Tech N9ne "Overtime" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXn7mh0OO7o
Atmosphere "Sunshine" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvY38j7JdCk
J. Cole "Lights Please" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dyPeGDeS3o
Alicia Keys "A Woman's Worth" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtMUIwOE2ss&ob=av2e
Favorite funny videos:
Jenna Marbles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_5YBnQdac
Kevin Hart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNgOkl5KqRY
Kevin Hart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8CWP_uDItE
Favorite inspirational:
"The Girl Who Silenced The World for 5 Minutes" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQmz6Rbpnu0
"Pretty" (Poetry slam) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wJl37N9C0
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