Sunday, October 26, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Stones Into Schools reflective questions
So far, I am really enjoying this book. I think that it would be a good book for many people to read. I would recommend it so several people that I know because it is very inspiring. I believe that many people could get something out of this book. From my experience reading this book, I know that it has made me want to do more things that have a positive effect on the world. And I would like others to feel that way.
If I could ask the Greg Mortenson 3 questions, I would ask him these:
1. What inspired you to go to Afghanistan and Pakistan?
2. Would go consider going to other parts of the world to help make education more accessible?
3. Would you suggest others to follow in your footsteps?
I would have to say that the language of the book is somewhat boring. I think that is is aimed toward more mature readers and young adults. The writing is very strait foreword. He simply talks about what happened play by play. Putting small amounts of emotion and feelings into the writing occasionally.
Overall, I am really enjoying this book. I would definitely advise others to read this if they are looking for something to inspire them.
If I could ask the Greg Mortenson 3 questions, I would ask him these:
1. What inspired you to go to Afghanistan and Pakistan?
2. Would go consider going to other parts of the world to help make education more accessible?
3. Would you suggest others to follow in your footsteps?
I would have to say that the language of the book is somewhat boring. I think that is is aimed toward more mature readers and young adults. The writing is very strait foreword. He simply talks about what happened play by play. Putting small amounts of emotion and feelings into the writing occasionally.
Overall, I am really enjoying this book. I would definitely advise others to read this if they are looking for something to inspire them.
Impactful Quote From Stones Into Schools
This might just apply to my personality, but Stones into Schools is a very inspiring and meaningful book. Many parts of the reading stood out to me. One quote specifically made me stop and think. I remember going back a re-reading the passage over and over.
"In addition to being a profoundly bewildered person, I am an incorrigible introvert. I am awkward, soft-spoken, ineloquent, and intensely shy. I do not enjoy speaking in public, posing for photographs, or asking other people for money. I dream of privacy, I revere silence, and I loathe any action that involves drawing attention to myself."
I think that this quote is a good example of how people really feel on the inside. It shows the difference between someones personality in public, and their true feelings about things when they are alone. Coming from Greg Mortenson, this quote is astonishing. Mortenson is seen as a man of great courage, someone who goes to the full extent to see change in the world, even if it's in a completely different country for people that he has never met before. In these few quoted sentences, he is admitting to being the opposite of that on the inside. He's "intensely shy", "an incorrigible introvert", he "dreams of privacy."
I think that this quote is very relatable for me. Going to school, and simply being a teenager, involves great pressures of what people think of you. When I am at home, by myself, I get stuck with my thoughts. As I'm sure everyone does. Sometimes I just sit and ask myself why I'm so "shy", so "awkward." Why can't I speak in public like other kids can? How come I stress so much when I'm a part of a photograph? Why do I like being by myself sometimes? Do other people feel like that? Or am I the only one?
As I read this quote by Mortenson, I was almost a sense of relief. There are other people that get those feelings. People that cover up their inside personality and act like an outgoing person. But the truth is, everyone feels like that. Even Greg Mortenson, the guy who travels the world, speaks to strangers, and inspires others.
"In addition to being a profoundly bewildered person, I am an incorrigible introvert. I am awkward, soft-spoken, ineloquent, and intensely shy. I do not enjoy speaking in public, posing for photographs, or asking other people for money. I dream of privacy, I revere silence, and I loathe any action that involves drawing attention to myself."
I think that this quote is a good example of how people really feel on the inside. It shows the difference between someones personality in public, and their true feelings about things when they are alone. Coming from Greg Mortenson, this quote is astonishing. Mortenson is seen as a man of great courage, someone who goes to the full extent to see change in the world, even if it's in a completely different country for people that he has never met before. In these few quoted sentences, he is admitting to being the opposite of that on the inside. He's "intensely shy", "an incorrigible introvert", he "dreams of privacy."
I think that this quote is very relatable for me. Going to school, and simply being a teenager, involves great pressures of what people think of you. When I am at home, by myself, I get stuck with my thoughts. As I'm sure everyone does. Sometimes I just sit and ask myself why I'm so "shy", so "awkward." Why can't I speak in public like other kids can? How come I stress so much when I'm a part of a photograph? Why do I like being by myself sometimes? Do other people feel like that? Or am I the only one?
As I read this quote by Mortenson, I was almost a sense of relief. There are other people that get those feelings. People that cover up their inside personality and act like an outgoing person. But the truth is, everyone feels like that. Even Greg Mortenson, the guy who travels the world, speaks to strangers, and inspires others.
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