Keeping it Fun

I spent two days scouring the TED website for the perfect video that would reflect my values. I watched a lot of cool things, learned some great ideas, and thought a lot about the world and myself. I was having the toughest time deciding what I wanted to talk about here because I couldn't possibly choose between all of these awesome things I'd been watching:

Then I stumbled onto this guy. This video was such a welcome break from all of the difficult thinking I'd been doing.

At the end of the day, I think we're all just trying to get by and have a good time.

This video fits into my values because it reminds me that we are all human. We're all constantly trying to succeed and hoping to hide our flaws, but those flaws are what makes us so interesting. Our flaws make us vulnerable, relatable, and human, and we can't be afraid if other people notice them.

"What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person."              - John Green

We have to believe in what we do, but we also have to know that we are just one little cog in the big machine of the world. We have to remember that we and everyone else we interact with are all just people trying to get through life, hopefully leaving a positive impact.
My typical "positive impact" is making people feel good. I don't believe we can ever be successful or if we don't enjoy ourselves, so I always try to find and share the fun in situations.

I want to live in a world where we stop hiding behind constructions of ourselves and aren't afraid to share some "self-deprecating levity," as one of the commenters on the video put it.

There's nothing more dangerous than taking ourselves too seriously.