lisandrag
Nov 1, 2009
Undergraduate / "More than meets the eye" - essay for Chicago U. [4]
I am not sure what the prompt would be.. maybe to describe myself. But anyways, here it is:
"More than meets the eye"
I am a mystical creature; unbelievably unusual. I have the exceptional ability to listen, to see without being seen. I am an observer. I go unnoticed; it serves my purposes as a spectator. I am never complacent of façades. I don't make assumptions or accusations.
"To err is human," and we are all bound to it, but I have a theory to human behavior. I tend to believe that every wrongdoing and every kindness has a reason behind it. A person who acts violently is probably a victim of violence himself and a person who is caring and compassionate most likely has been taken care of, or felt compassion for. Although unexplained evil exists, often evil is the product of previous experience. There are certain people on whom we give up too easily. We believe we have tried enough and we relent. But if we all give up, who will make enough impact in them as to produce change? No one.
I have the ability to make eye contact during a conversation. I pay attention to the slightest gestures, their behavior in general. Sincerity is one of the simplest things I am capable of detecting, although most people rather blind themselves to words. I don't hear; I listen. I listen to what they have to say, and if I find it necessary, I comment, but I mostly listen. I am an observer. I enjoy traveling along the other person's mind; evaluating their thoughts. When we express our feelings, the majority of times we are not concise in the way we say them. We tend to diffuse our words, and our real emotions get lost along the way. But I can decipher them; I can observe the true meaning behind words.
I am an observer, yet I am often hurt by my way of thought. I am often disappointed. But I rather be disappointed than be lacking trust.
I am an observer; I am a mystic creature, a hopeless romantic; I am a spectator; but above all, I am human. I can observe, trust, believe, hope, but an art I have yet to master is the complete understanding of the human mind.
P.S. Feedback needed!
I am not sure what the prompt would be.. maybe to describe myself. But anyways, here it is:
"More than meets the eye"
I am a mystical creature; unbelievably unusual. I have the exceptional ability to listen, to see without being seen. I am an observer. I go unnoticed; it serves my purposes as a spectator. I am never complacent of façades. I don't make assumptions or accusations.
"To err is human," and we are all bound to it, but I have a theory to human behavior. I tend to believe that every wrongdoing and every kindness has a reason behind it. A person who acts violently is probably a victim of violence himself and a person who is caring and compassionate most likely has been taken care of, or felt compassion for. Although unexplained evil exists, often evil is the product of previous experience. There are certain people on whom we give up too easily. We believe we have tried enough and we relent. But if we all give up, who will make enough impact in them as to produce change? No one.
I have the ability to make eye contact during a conversation. I pay attention to the slightest gestures, their behavior in general. Sincerity is one of the simplest things I am capable of detecting, although most people rather blind themselves to words. I don't hear; I listen. I listen to what they have to say, and if I find it necessary, I comment, but I mostly listen. I am an observer. I enjoy traveling along the other person's mind; evaluating their thoughts. When we express our feelings, the majority of times we are not concise in the way we say them. We tend to diffuse our words, and our real emotions get lost along the way. But I can decipher them; I can observe the true meaning behind words.
I am an observer, yet I am often hurt by my way of thought. I am often disappointed. But I rather be disappointed than be lacking trust.
I am an observer; I am a mystic creature, a hopeless romantic; I am a spectator; but above all, I am human. I can observe, trust, believe, hope, but an art I have yet to master is the complete understanding of the human mind.
P.S. Feedback needed!
