"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was a African American Poet (You can find more information here) and was a civil rights activists who recently passed away (5/14/2014 to be exact), while she was living she was a strong civil rights activist and was one of the first African American Woman to write a memoir (She's written a couple, but the most famous one is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
This quote showcases a philosophy that pessimists might scoff at (Sorry, pessimists out there!) But in all seriousness if you think about it, we've all had our bad days where we've gotten up from the wrong side of the bed (I have no idea where the heck that metaphor came from, is the wrong side of the bed THAT bad?) and just had a generally bad day. But even if you had a bad day, that doesn't mean everyone else does, (Somebody should give me the probability of that, I'm curious now) and that works vice versa, all because you're having a good day, doesn't mean that everyone else is.
This quote showcases a philosophy that pessimists might scoff at (Sorry, pessimists out there!) But in all seriousness if you think about it, we've all had our bad days where we've gotten up from the wrong side of the bed (I have no idea where the heck that metaphor came from, is the wrong side of the bed THAT bad?) and just had a generally bad day. But even if you had a bad day, that doesn't mean everyone else does, (Somebody should give me the probability of that, I'm curious now) and that works vice versa, all because you're having a good day, doesn't mean that everyone else is.
By I'm pretty sure you know what I'm getting at by now: Sometimes there will just be someone you know (Friend, Family, Acquaintance, Anthropomorphic Talking Animal) that is just having a bad day for some reason, and it might just be worth it just try and be that "rainbow" in their "cloud" (Man, that sounded so cliche) The sound of people laughing (hopefully with you and not at you) or just the look of somebody smiling (Assuming it's not some creepy smile) makes the effort of being their "rainbow" worth it, after all, admit it, there was a time when you had a bad day and just somebody made you smile. (Or maybe you just watched a hilariously bad scene- I'm not one to judge) So try to do your best to simply brighten other people's days, people will (hopefully) return the favor when you're down.
(P.S (Also known as Post Script (Though that makes no sense whatsoever since it's typically after a letter or something, and never after a script)) Here's a random picture from Marching Band Rehearsal (Yes, I know: That's the wrong way to wear a bandanna but hey: It provides minor (EXTREMELY minor) protection from the sun!)
Man I look so weird in that picture.
I agree with you that we should all make an effort to brighten people's day.
ReplyDeleteNice use of higher level vocabulary! I thought the side comment at the end about the picture was really funny too! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you worded your beliefs about the quote, but in all honesty, I think there were a little bit too many side comments that were a little distracting.
ReplyDeleteI thought your post was very funny and I think I have gotten to know you a little better now.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to sound so creepy, but if you read my blog, you'd find that we are really similar in our "brighten the world" views. And, not to mention, I have the same fish animation as well. So this is like super awkward, but anyways, I love your optimistic view on life, and form what I've seen so far, I think that this quote describes you very well.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that we should try to make others fell good. I also think that by helping others it actually makes ourselves feel better which is a great thing.
ReplyDeleteGreat voice, Tom. I loved your scratched out reference to anthropomorphic talking animals - that made me laugh! Beautiful quote and sentiment.
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