This is what I believe

 Hello everyone! This is another of my Action Projects, this time for a class called Who Am I. In this class, we've over philosophers, identity and so much more. For this AP, we needed to create a sort of mini podcast on who we believe we are. Mine might be a bit scuffed, but I do think I did an alright job on it! Please enjoy. 

 

HAR · This is what I believe.

Here is the text version for anyone who wishes to read it:

Imagine if you were starving and homeless, and you saw a loaf of bread on a storefront. Would you steal it to survive, or would you leave it? It’s a cliche, sure, but it asks the question of what your beliefs are. Even if you say you don’t believe in anything, that’s still a belief you have. For me, my belief is being kind, helping those around me and care for everyone around me. Some may call me a pleaser, which isn’t wrong. While it does sound a bit negative, it isn’t necessarily a bad thing, though there are some faults, no doubt. Through all of that, though, this is what I believe.

As stated before, I personally believe in kindness and trying you best to help the people in need around you. I personally believe this because there’s always people in need of some kindness in their lives. Kindness is not something that’s so hard to give out. Asking people if they’re doing fine and just comforting them is a type of kindness and doesn’t take much to do. That’s why I do and will continue to be kind. 

If I had to recount any stories or events about why I believe in kindness or any stories that triggered that belief, I couldn’t say I had any. I had always loosely believed that you should be kind, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that this belief started to show. Events that strengthened my belief in kindness, however, are a different story. While I wasn’t there, the BLM protests had steeled my beliefs. People were fighting for not only rights for an entire community of people they don’t even know. They’re fighting for people who may or may not look like themselves. It showed me that kindness affects everyone. Me being kind to someone might help someone I don't even know, which makes me happy to know. 

I feel like my identity as I know it is sort of based around the idea of being kind. If i wasn’t kind, I don’t think I would have done everything I have done up to this point. Even if I was smart as I was, if I wasn’t as kind as I am, I doubt I would have gone anywhere truthfully.

So, dear listener, I wish to leave you with this: being kind isn’t hard. There’s not some paradigm shift you need to do to just be nice. Consider being kind to the people around you once you’ve listened to this.