“You are stupid, ugly, worthless.”How many of you have heard those words. Degrading words ruin-self-esteem. If you hear those words enough you start to believe them.
”Albert Einstein once quoted “Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” I interviewed 2 students Kassem Beydoun, Houssein Ajrouche, and a student counselor “Mrs.Wilkie” questions regarding self-esteem.
Kassem Beydoun said, “The meaning of life to me is to live the fullest and appreciate what you have. “ My life like as a kid was fun because I used to not worry about everything but as I get older I am starting to realize, the more you grow the more responsibility you have. In the future I plan to become a pastry chef and open my own shop. I will achieve this goal by always moving on in life.
Houssien Ajrouche said, “ The meaning of life to me is to have fun, live, and to get work done and prepare for the future. “ My life like in the past was great , I learned to always believe in myself and that life has its ups and downs. I plan to become an orthopedic surgeon and to live my life long dream. I will achieve my goal by making the best out of everything life throws at me.”
” Nancy Wilkie “ The meaning of life to me is to be humble, helpful and compassionate to all these I meet. “In my past, I was very active, Surrounded by family and friends.”This relates to me, because I felt unsure myself in many situations and therefore needed support from other people and I was very shy in many situations. Bullying , I was made fun of for being tall. I help students by praising them, point out good things and talk positive.”
After reading this article ask yourself ”Is life really worth it”? Hopefully you realize it is!
I really like this article because it makes people think about there actions. i believe that no one should be made fun of for what they want or what they want to do or being called names because of how they look or dress. everyone should do what they want to do and be who they want to be and just don’t listen to other people because all they will do is make you feel bad about yourself. Everyone should just be friends with each other and be helpful to other people.
I agree, bullying does bring down people’s self esteem. A lot of kids get bullied and most of them don’t say anything but that’s really bad. Having friends that bully you and people that call you names is really harsh and I wouldn’t like anyone to do it to me that is why I don’t do it to people. They should have fun in there life and not think negatively even if some people don’t like them but they will end up finding somebody that does.
This article is terrific. I really enjoyed reading this, I believe that every individual is special in their own way. Your story really speaks to people who have been told that they don’t belong. I loved reading the quotes from all the people whom you interviewed. I was one of these people. I was bullied at so many different angels and in so many different ways. This article really helped me realize more about how life is such a special gift. I would recommend this article to anyone who is having issues or feels like they are hated.
That was a great story! Life is really awesome but not for all people. Such as me people still make fun of me just because of my size, always saying ” EW how do people even talk to her, how is she never gonna get a husband ,” Well all I need to say is never underestimate a person by the way they look because you never know how they might be. People just bully other because they might not be the same size or prettier as you but that person might have so may similarity with each other that you guys never really knew about.
This is a very risky story to write about, but it actually turned to be good. This is a great story for kids to read because life is important.
This story is very touching and I can very much relate to it. Yes, as you grow you have many responsibilities and fun gets pushed under all of those responsibilities. But as Houssien said “get work done and prepare for the future” which means you do not have to stop having fun just get the stressful things out of the way and keep pushing yourself until you can fully succeed.
I agree with the people you interviewed. I also liked how you included, what the meaning of life is to some people. That really starts to get you thinking about what you are living for. The thing I liked best was, the quote by Albert Einstein. I have heard that quote and it really got me thinking about how when you tell someone they can’t do something or you call them a name, they will eventually start believing it. That quote relates perfectly to the self- esteem issue.
I also want to say that I love the picture you posted because soem people do hurt themselves if they get pushed that far by a bully or bullies.