A Cause For A Shoutout

The act of calling out a particular entity, be it a person, event, random being, is more often than not a pledge to give proper recognition and to raise awareness among one's peers. It is but the modern way of an introduction to the uniformed, at the same time a validation to those already aware of an entity's existence.

During these holiday breaks, the lull time has given me thought about passing on the recognition that many of my peers deserve - yet something still tells me not to do so just yet. This stems from a common perception of fear - fear that in your efforts of recollection and giving praise, you might do more damage by unintentionally leaving out a person who deserves more credit than those you did remember.

Another thing keeping me from giving recognition is the thought that goes like, "do people really need to be put in boxes of recognition?" Come to think of it, it's not that all people were required to go out of their way just to receive a form of validation from their peers. Because giving validation is something entirely relative, and not all people may not give you your proper recognition because they simply do not understand the weight of what you've been doing.

So to put this clearly, starting this day, let it be known that people, no matter how common, weird, or great they may seem, are judged based on a relative scale - something that's not a reliable criteria in the first place. Go ahead and make everyone a bit happier but giving them shoutouts - for being alive, and for being alive on their terms.

Happy Easter y'all :)

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Life is freakin’ unfair. It always has been, always will be. Thing is, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It largely depends on which side you are on – you can always live a life where “unfair” actually means that you get some advantages over others. Just because something is “unfair” does it always mean that odds are against you – being in front of the pack is just as “unfair” as you being in last place.

You could think of it as something dependent on a choice of perspective, and you could be right. Things can go wrong sometimes, but more often than not, that “wrong” is but something that’s leading you to a greater “right.”

So keep your head up, dream even bigger, and learn how to fly. There’s more to life than looking at rights and wrongs – because in the end, all that matters is how you thought how things went.

Cheers!