We had a very interesting assignment last week where we had to do absolutely nothing in a crowed place. For my local I had chosen to do this nothing at homecoming, last Saturday night on the dance floor.
Honestly, it took me a while to get myself to be comfortable with everyone jumping up and down and just moving at a fast paste around me. But once I got into the mood set it got easier. As minutes went by I actually felt relaxed and calm on the chaotic dance floor. It made myself realize that Americans run on such a fast paste and timed schedules that they don't have the time to just stop and notice the little things which makes life even more wonderful and rewarding.
Another thing i noticed was the weird stares i got my way. Sure, it WAS a dance floor where you were EXPECTED to dance, but our society has really shaped us to the point where we look at others differently when they are not following the group. Over all it was a great experience that I'm glad I could be apart of. I really liked being outside of the box, even it it was just for 10 minutes.
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How hard was it to do nothing at homecoming? I wanted to do it there, but thought it was wayyyy to weird and did it at the after party.
ReplyDeletehaha it was definitely hard doing nothing with your friends dancing and having fun, but i managed to deal.
ReplyDeleteThat's real gutsy, and probably the best place to do something like that. How did standing in the middle of the dance floor make you realize that Americans are a fast-paced society? That seems like an unlikely place to realize such a thing.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool that you did that at homecoming. Its good to be different. Why do we always have to do what is expected of us? Its time to change things up.
ReplyDeletescrew societal values, do whatever you want... of course, its easy just to say that, which is part of what youre saying.
ReplyDeleteyou shouldnt do everything differently than society tells you just for the sake of contradicting society. and you definitely shouldnt follow the heard blindly in everything you do. i think its important to find a good balance between those.