Thanks to the people who've already checked this thing at its earliest stage. ha.
Today. hm.
Woke up and went to practice with Jon Kwalk (cool guy, you should meet him). Yea. Honestly, I wasn't really playing that well and my temper was slipping but all was cool. Tennis is just a game after all. So yea that was pretty cool.
Afterward, Jon and I dropped by In n Out. mmm. good stuff. and Yogurtland. haha.
So what I was trying to get to was while we were eating our yogurt on Mrs. Kwalk's car. We were just talking and it was all good. Jon brought up the issue of personal identity and he was really into it. Saying how we were all different people that were molded into the "normal" people as a result of the suppression of society; it made perfect sense. Don't get me wrong, it's not like this had never crossed my mind before, its just it made so much sense while eating yogurt. ha. Anyway, he was saying how he never wanted to be normal, that he wanted to be different, not for the sake of being different, but because thats who he was. So what are you? me? them? Are we just the people that society has created as its normal citizens? Or maybe something more? Either way. I like Jon's way of thinking. It had me going. It had me thinking.
So yea. I don't quite no where this post goes but I'm still going. We were all different of course. But why be different? why not conform? I'm not going to lie, I'm as influenced by society as anyone else. It affects how i think and act. In some ways it allows me to control my temper, to have manners, to grow as a person. But what about me? the true me? am i killing him in order to be what others want me to be? I better not be. Mrs. Kwalk concluded our conversation by saying that no one really knew who he or she was. and she was right. I have no idea of who I am. I am what others portray me as? is that not so? If others view me as an indecent person, then am I not an indecent person? I feel as if it isn't even up to me to know who i am. I am a functioning human. Of course i am. But am i nothing more than a mirror of other people's expectations? I do believe so. Choosing to be different is something that i admire. Choosing to be yourself is something that I cannot fully express in words.
At the end of the day I feel this... Be yourself in every occasion, for that is what makes you human, but have an open mind for suggestion, for that is what will make you wise.
All of this from Yogurtland and Jon.
Once again, thanks for reading. It means a lot to me.
And feel free to comment, I don't bite.
Hey, welcome to my blog. I created this out of the necessity to express my feelings in a more open matter. So a little bit about me. My name is Alex Tran, of course. I am currently a sophomore at Los Alamitos High School and loving it. I play Varsity Tennis and I enjoy every second of it. I also take Kenpo-Jujitsu, which I've been at for close to 7 years. Really, there is not a lot for me to say about myself. I'm just me. You know? haha.
My life takes many twists and turns, some which i enjoy, and others not so much. But thats how life is. So yea. There isn't much that i can say about that. So that's what this is about...my path down the road. I titled this "Open Field" because i feel like this is where i can open up to those who don't know me as well. I feel this is where I can show myself to those who care to read.
So yea. I can't promise frequent updates, but I'll do so occasionally, or when time allows.
This concludes my first post. Hope you keep up!
A special thanks to Brandon Yoon for getting me back into this!