Response to Classmate's Journal Entry 1 (Week 1)

I read this Entry that Drika posted on her journal today:

"I recently attended a screening of The Help here on campus, and as I watched the reactions of my fellow students I had an epiphany of sorts. I realized that we as a society take many things for granted. Simple everyday moments and privileges, such as choosing our professions, sitting where we want on the bus, eating and socializing with whomever we choose, and being protected by the law are often overlooked. That is until an incident comes along, or a movie such as The Help shows us what could have been. Once this happens, for a brief moment in time we are grateful for everything we have, but this truly grateful nature dissipates in a day’s time, and is replaced by an almost oblivious contentment with our current situation. I myself am guilty of this as well. Often I am so caught up with my laptop, iPod, and other technological devices that I fail to remember the struggles of those that allow me to enjoy such privileges. It is my goal for this week to focus on remembering and realization. I intend to focus on remembering the raw determination of the trailblazers of the past, and realizing the efforts of those today that are diligently shaping the future."

I couldn't help but just shake my head because I felt the EXACT same way...so I posted this comment:

"I love this because I feel the exact same way. I saw The Help over the summer with my mother and just cried when I thought about all the things we take for granted and all the relationships with people that we take for granted for that matter. I thought about all the people that I know that just complain complain complain about everything that "isn't fair" about life, and even though I find myself saying the same thing sometimes, I try to catch myself and remember that it is because of people like the women in The Help, or appropriately, Martin Luther King Jr., that we are able to be the society we are today...even though I think they would be shocked of some of the things that we have let happen."

I am so glad that other people have the same thoughts that I do...