I just listened to three "this I believe" essays on the NPR site. Joan Tower's, Emily Smith, Josh Yuchasz. I found each one that I had listened to was very interesting because of the different characters that have different points of view. The POV's say many things about similar questions, which happened to be some of my essential questions.
Joan Tower had talked about how she believed strongly in the powers of music, how it made her come alive each day, and how it communicates with people in a public way. Music is a shared nourishment, and can reveal qualities around you that wouldn't come out under different circumstances. I question myself, how can people around me benefit from myself? I enjoyed reading what Joan had to say because she gave me an example of how she does it everyday.
Emily Smith talked about how baking is important to her. She does it constantly, and not just for fun. She bakes with her senses and memory from recipes. Baking in this fashion opens up a very personal connection between her and her family. She said that she bakes for love of the people in the present, and honor of those in the past, all at once. Emily tells me how she likes to live in the world, which I have noted as an essential question for myself. It seems that the answers to these deep questions are just as deep into yourself.
Josh Yuchasz says that he is different from a variety of the kids around him his age. He is infatuated with Godzilla. Josh sees a difference in himself, which helps him unlock a key to living. His key says that differences should be respected. We can learn so many more things from differences in people than it regular, ordinary every day, robotic life. Josh strongly believes in what he enjoys and likes to do, which is what everyone needs to do to help with the world's education. Josh tells me a little bit of the world that we live in today, and responds with how he lives in it. I believe that Josh is a great role model for millions of people.
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