I like the second speech better too. You have personalized it and many people can relate to that rather than generalities. The second article really drew me in. Your take on self esteem issues are very true. We all know people who hide behind personas or tell everyone that their vacation was the best ever.
I was reading once in another blog about a girl who didn't see her family for Christmas. She had moved out of state and due to lack of vacation time and finances, she couldn't go home, but made the best of things by inviting other young people with family far away. When she told people her plans, they all felt sorry for her. She said, "oh, I'll be fine, besides, I'm going home in a few months". The people still wanted to just pity her and she was, of course annoyed. When she saw these people again, they looked sad (when no one was looking). She asked them how their holiday was and they said "oh great!" without sharing what they did or who they spent the holidays with. |