Most people like to live life comfortably. When they see a problem, they encourage someone else to do something about it, especially if it is out of this persons comfort zone. That is okay, however we should push our limits. In this chapter, they write about a second grade teacher who shaved her head so a child in her class that had leukemia would not be an outcast. A great example of this is in the movie "Billy Madison". Adam Sandler plays the character of a spoiled brat that is living off his dads fortune and has to go back to school K-12. In one scene of the movie, he is in 2nd or 3rd grade and they are on a class field trip. A fellow student accidentally pees in his pants. Being the good friend he is, Billy, puts water on his pants because all the kids look up to him, so he has now made the other kid fit in. Yes, that is a little out of the norm as far as real life situations go, but you get the idea. He stepped out of his comfort zone to help someone. He saw the possibility to make a difference and he did. We should be more like that. Hopefully, we won't pee our pants but if the need calls, I guess we could.
@Em
ReplyDeleteHopefully we won't have to pee our pants, but you are right, it is important that we get 'over' ourselves. Everyone is afraid of being humiliated. When we get past the 'keeping up appearances', great things can happen! I just watched "The Secret Life of Bees" and Queen Latifah's character painted the house a color her sister liked. She basically said that in the big picture, the color of a house doesn't matter, but bringing someone happiness does. Thanks for the reminder, my friend!