当人们认识到你的那1%

 

家长会结束后, my mom and dad told me that one of my teachers didn’t know anything about me until September. 我在这里已经三年了. She didn’t know anything about me as an individual; who I was to her was overshadowed by what she saw of me, who I hang out with and the fact that she one time in Grade 10 was able to scare me by putting a porcelain doll in my windowsill.

 

Hearing this from my parents made me realize how people outside your everyday connections know you based on how they see you interact. This overarching concern for how people view you or what they think is felt by everyone at this school. 事实是, this concern for how you are perceived is probably necessary when trying to further personal advancement in your career, 在你的教育中, 在体育方面. The question begins, is this necessary when they don’t know anything about you?

 

去年，我被诊断出患有神经系统疾病. 因为约会而错过了无数的课程, 去医院和步行去健康中心, 我数学考了25%没及格. 我英语课上的一个男孩告诉我:“我以为你学的是简单数学? 你笨吗??“他知道我那1%的情况. I rapidly fired back that I was at the hospital for the whole week prior and had to guess. If someone who I knew well had said this, I would have been upset or distraught. Coming from someone who knew nothing about me and my situation and who had no overall effect on me moving forward, 我放手了.

 

Is caring what other people think beneficial when they know nothing about you? If they know the 1% of your situation and tear you down or have something to add, 你应该和他们一样关心, 这不是很多吗. 同样，如果他们很了解你，也许会像他们一样关心或质疑你.

 

In a place where all forms of connections are encouraged to give yourself the most opportunities possible, it’s important to prioritize what makes you happy and ultimately what makes you you. By surrounding yourself with people and things that embody the best version of yourself, 你不必依赖别人对你的看法.