Thursday, October 18, 2012

Becca_5.2_DQ

I'm going to go off the deep end for a second or two. Everyone is pretty much saying what I'm thinking, "It's nobody's business on what I do or what someone else does", but is that what we really think when we are judging others?

Let 's imagine that it did matter, because ultimately it does. Just as Alex stated, we all have reputations to uphold. I have kids back home and if they knew that I went to the sex store, partied, drank, smoked, slept around.... What kind of role model would I be? Not a very good one. My situation is a little bit different. I could care less about what people say about me. I've heard it all. Trust me. But when it comes to my kids, you better watch yourself. That was my biggest transition to overcome when I came here. I wanted so bad to live the "college life" and mess around, but I never wanted to feel like I was hiding something when I went back home. I wanted to be able to tell the kids un-censored about college life. I wanted to say that I kept the faith and pursued God's will. 

This question seems to be circumstantial. We can judge people for walking into a sex shop the same way we judge a teenager getting condoms or a person stuffing their face with too much food. I think this question is slightly unfair, but then again... I have heard it all. 

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At October 18, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Blogger Melody Teo said...

We definitely do have reputations to uphold although I'm sure there are people who couldn't care less about their reputation. For me, it's important that I do have a good reputation; it's important to me that people know the kind of person I am. Just like you said, I wouldn't want to have to hide or lie because I did something that I don't even agree with; I don't want to do anything that I may be ashamed of.

 
At October 19, 2012 at 12:20 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

I think of it as less about reputation and more about credulity. If you wish to be perceived a certain way, you would not want to do anything that would jeopardize your image because your image and the traits people have ascribed to you are what allow you to influence others.

 

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