LENSE

As I wake up every morning I brush my teeth, wash my face, and put in my contacts. It is my routine, I do this every single morning of my life. However, I never thought about the fact that when I put my contact lenses in, I am not only doing it so I can see. I am putting in the lens of every single moment in my life that has created my viewpoint. I completely forgot to think of things in other peoples' views. We live such a sheltered life and in such sheltered communities that we forget others' perspectives. I think this is one thing schools need to focus more on. Students do not the entire picture of the real world because they are not taught different. A person must try to get an experience from the outside world, by either going on a mission trip or visiting a third world country. They are never taught these views in school. This epidemic is a sad reality to me. The fact that some parents send their children to "Island School" to get a sense of reality is a joke. We have to outsource children for them to get a real world perspective, because we do not acknowledge our weaknesses as Americans.

I am guilty of it too. I think it is hard to not be sucked in. But I am scared for future generations. Knowing what is really happening in reality is such a vital tool to becoming a moral, appreciative person. Hopefully I am over emphasizing the problem and children are being shown that the world is not manicured lawns and having the right attire for each occasion. But I when I do pay attention to everything in the world that I have been apart of, I really begin to think I am just finding out a sense of what I really am.