| Have you ever noticed the labels we use? She is | | | | being pretty and disregarding all the other aspects that |
| pretty; He is smart; they are jocks, Liberals; they are | | | | made her who she is. In fact the reason for collection |
| creative, he is a psycho, alcoholic, moron; she is a | | | | of data is only to verify my ideas, concepts and |
| shark cookie, on and on, we label people. Yet, I have | | | | innovations, which is much more about who I am then |
| met many a person in my travels and each individual is | | | | having trivial facts in my head? |
| a little bit different. The differences are what make it | | | | In High School, College, I was a great athlete, |
| so cool. With that uniqueness we would all be the | | | | respected and awarded and I tried hard, worked hard, |
| same and that would be boring indeed. We would live | | | | won lots of events and deserved that, yet it seemed |
| in a beehive of humanity, can you imagine. | | | | that was not my only point. We label athletes as jocks, |
| Why are we so quick to label people in such a linear | | | | etc. and back then, that was all I was to those who |
| way, as if they only have one quality? Has this ever | | | | knew of me and I imagine some probably did not talk |
| happened to you; have you caught yourself doing this, | | | | with me or get to know me because I was an athlete |
| are you even aware you are doing it at all? The other | | | | among other things. We label everyone. |
| day a very bright, personable, intelligent, nice looking | | | | If a good-looking blonde is there, we label her as |
| and friendly gal said to me; "wow, you have a lot of | | | | beautiful, even if she maybe a brilliant woman, |
| facts in your head" and I was taken a back | | | | personable, computer programmer and an expert |
| completely. As I suppose that is true enough | | | | pianist? You see the problem. We look at a good |
| compared to the rest of the whole of humanity, yes, | | | | looking guy who has the gift of gab and think, oh |
| indeed I probably do have a lot of facts in my brain? | | | | perfect for a salesmen? It is silly, completely irrelevant |
| Yet, my faithful servant side or memory as good as it | | | | really, we should address these issues in our society, |
| maybe, certainly is only one part of who I am. Just like | | | | we should be looking here. |
| your memory is only a part of you, only one aspect. I | | | | We should be careful not to label children as well, that |
| do not feel having a decent memory is necessarily my | | | | is highly critical, because they are our best assets. |
| strong point. Yet I was additionally in further | | | | Consider the future Einstein's of the world, we must |
| conversation summed up as someone with a lot of | | | | not be so quick to label and categorize. We must not |
| facts in my head; wow, you can call me Mr. Webster | | | | be throw them into 'general population' of education, |
| or Mr. Britanica? | | | | but rather nurture those skills and personalities and |
| Although she was right in a way, I was summed up | | | | celebrate their uniqueness. Does that make more |
| and that was it? I wonder what she would think if I | | | | sense? Let's make a deal, I will stop labeling people I |
| said; "oh, you are pretty" and went on about that, and | | | | see and meet if you promise to also. Think on that. |
| during the rest of the conversation referred to her as | | | | |