How to make an impact? Start within.
There is a trending male celebrity right now here in our country wherein in a video circulating online he and his male friend/business partner greeted each other with a kiss on the cheek. People were quick to judge that that was his boyfriend and that they were gay couples. How homophobic can you be?
This is the kind of mentality that we have been preaching over and over much more so pre-election and yet here we are again - being judgmental. How hypocrite can you be?
This kind of greeting is normal in other culture. Maybe that's the kind of culture that both the actor and his friend have grown up with. A kiss on the cheek is common in other cultures around the globe.
Just because you don't do it, it doesn't mean it is wrong. Just because others do it, it doesn't mean you are holier than other people.
Is it too hard for us to widen our understanding? Learn about others. Don't cancel them right away just because you don't agree with what they do. Try to understand why they do what they do.
We have the means already to know more about other culture. Don't be ignorant. Use the internet to gain more knowledge.
Always think about what you share online. How does it affect you? What is the impact of what you are going to share? Above all, is it true? Is it relevant? What is the purpose of your sharing? Is it beneficial or important that others will know? Again, always check the veracity. If you think it is worth sharing, then go ahead and share. If not, then let it stop with you.
Like words, what you share online can be treated by others as truth when in reality it is not especially if we don't fact check.
There are so many contents online that we should guard ourselves from.
A friend posted about a kid who tried to hang himself just for the sake of doing it. If his mom didn't hear him calling here then it would have been the end of the kid. The mom asked what made the boy do it and he said he saw it on tv.
So you see, we have to guard not ourselves only but also our loved ones. Whatever they see in you, online or in media, that could have an impact. No matter how much we say that it is wrong, there will come a point that they would like to test it just to see if it is true or not. That's why kids like challenging authorities or their parents. They want to prove to themselves that what you tell them is true. Don't give up on reminding them and being patient with them.
Another issue is the military training to be added back to the school curriculum. It used to be there but was opposed thus it was removed. There is a plan to do that but right now some are opposed to it. While I agree this will be an additional training for kids to be more disciplined, discipline still starts within our homes. If we want the next generation to be better, treat them better at home. We let others take care of our kids and then blame them if our kids did something wrong. It's always the fault of other people. So why not discipline them yourselves and not rely on other people to do your job?
Discipline starts in the home. Discipline starts within.
I saw in a movie that kissing the cheeks even if your a man is normal so I don't see any problem with that video...and ROTC should be back I agree. I am a graduate of that program and I can say that it is efficient to bring it back