We as teenagers are often defined as shallow, naive, and sometimes.
Most of this recognition comes from our common failure to take.
social risks and possess an open mind. We are all one student body, yet we are so.
separated in many aspects. Much of the segregation exists because we are unable.
to look past appearances. What gives designer clothes, thick lensed glasses, or.
different hairstyles the authority to determine if we are people who are worth.
knowing? Would you feel hurt if people rejected you because you had a few.
pimples on your face? Would it be fair? These days, there is too much emphasis.
on looks. If everyone would take a brief moment to see the shining wit or loving.
personality in a person instead of his or her body, then the world would unmistakably.
be a better place. .
There are many truly great and natural differences among people. "Nerds".
are not "football players." Their talents, skills, and capacities are not the same. An.
unalterable condition in human society is that the lowest cannot be made equal with.
the highest. However, these conditions are adapted to benefit both individuals as.
well as the community. Life requires varied aptitudes, diverse services, and.
miscellaneous types of people to carry on its affairs as life as a whole. Drawn by.
our natural tendencies to fall into peer pressure, in our feelings of inadequacy, we.
constantly seek to form exclusive associations or "cliques." Within these groups, we.
should discourage any exclusion based on the wrong reasons such as.
appearances, which many people cannot drastically change. It is important to.
remember that our harmony depends on our effort and ability to accept others in.
whatever form they come, even if they are different in ethnicity, religion, or.
appearance!.
All forms of conformity are self sacrilege. We are in a state of many changes,.
a chance to try new things, and to discover who we really are. One's struggle to be.
