“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
This is a great quote, one that should welcome people in every school and institution. Most of the self-esteem issues adults have are the result of not having internalized this mantra. Individual differences should be respected and encouraged. Unfortunately, societies tend to contradict themselves a lot demanding individuality while promoting homogeneity.
It's like the "feminist" artists who participate in sexploitation musical video clips. The average youth consumes that product, imitate the “artists” in them and then complain because they are objectified and wonder why their lives do not seem to have any meaning or consequence.
Kids can be very cruel with those who can't dance or sing well; or those who are really bad with technology and are out of touch with show business and all that crap. Their criticism can make anyone feel inept or inadequate.
Steemit is a platform that can help people develop their talents if they can find their niche. It does not make any sense, especially here with so many contest and challenges, to compete with writers/poets when we are not writers/poets and then be hard on ourselves.
Some people are good at writing, others at talking, others at playing video games or drawing. I think this is the perfect place to thrive in whatever talent we may have if we do it without complexes or anxiety.
That's right, my friend, I totally agree with you. You have been one of the best here in this blog with very significant comments and a positivism that I like a lot and I'm sure for everyone else here. As you yourself have said, we have to engage in certain niches that we have more empathy and that is why you may realize that I have never attacked someone who writes on this blog with attacks or disrespecting someone. When this happens, I ignore it or give it back with a rose and sometimes I wonder: why a person writes something negative in a blog that already has more than 200 posts written only as positive messages and sharing experiences between people with A positive mentality?
Why do not these people go looking for their negative niche if they are like that, instead of going into the positive yard and trying to plant the seed of negativity?
If these people actually read and see what happened in the last two months in this community where I gave my best, they may not have acted the way they did.
I think we, who are trying to build this positive community, should be attentive to these people who sometimes try to plant these words of negativity and respond to them to seek their place.
We are here to respect and have high level dialogues and as I always say: Respect must always be above all else!
I do not know what would be the expression in English that best translated what I usually say in my native language that is: Each one in his square! LOL Regards
Nicely put. Your native language, is portuguese, right?
in Venezuela we say, zapatero a su zapato :)
I have been tempted to respond to some of those haters who are always pooping parties, but that puts me in a tense vibra. I hate that sensation. I have had very nasty exchanges with racists, religious biggots, pro weapons and even though I always conduct myelf with civility appealing to reason and argumentation, it feels terribly when you hit walls of intolerance and arrogance.
Ignoring them sometimes is the best policy.
yeahh i agree. why would people ruining positive atmosphere by comment negative comment, while he or she can choose to make good comment and supporting and building other in positive way
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Saludos gente, en función a lo planteado, será posible ver la situaciones negativas como momentos de aprendizaje, en los cuales debemos de poner atención a las señales que se nos quiere transmitir. Según lo planteado en esta publicación, de eso se trata la vida! en este sentido lo que se debe es celebrar de alguna manera los malos momentos, aceptarlos con madurez, tomar lo que se deba de tomar y seguir adelante, sin ver para atrás. Estaré atento a sus valorados comentarios.