When people talk about others, it influences your perception and bias about the subject of gossip. Gossip destroys reputations and gives subjects of gossip a disadvantage before people know them.
In high school, seniors get the first row of the bleachers in games; in professional spaces the senior level employees typically have more influence and power; even senior citizens get discounts at places like the zoo or movie theaters. When it comes to milestone Baylor traditions like Sing, seniors should also be treated special.
No matter if you love or hate Sing, you can’t deny there’s something magical about hundreds of students coming together to create elaborate performances to entertain thousands. Sing isn’t just about performing, it’s about the experience of coming together as a community.
But alas, tickets sell out in minutes. I’m happy they do, but I truly have to contemplate if I’m able to “splurge” on the price of them. This year, they were upwards of $30 for students and the general public.
I see it in so many different facets, but it’s time to stop being hypocritical.
We perceive God with whatever makes sense to us, but deliberately altering the image of God to whatever you please is not something that I think most Christians can get behind.
COVID-19 will hopefully turn into a thing of the past, and we won’t have to dictate our lives off of it anymore. It is finally time to drop the needless policies in some areas along with the many controversies involving the pandemic.
Someone will always be better than you and there is no getting around that. Rather than viewing yourself as inferior, learn from those that are better than you and really pick their brains and their work.
