Small Towns

Sorry, I'm going to post something "depressing" according to the standards of some people. I've noticed that our community build this little-very little box for every one of its members. Stay in this box your whole life, don't think outside of the box, don't act any way that would be outside the stupid box of their confines of thinking and acting. They expect everyone to think and act alike. Anyone who is a little too religious, too musical, too geeky, too passionate about something, too reflective, too "out there", too whatever, I don't care, if you don't act like you're supposed to, they'll make fun of you and gossip will be all over town before you can say "little box". At this point, some people may be thinking that I'm talking about myself, but I'm not. I'll use an example. Every once in awhile, we have this certain sub. She wears a big silver peace sign around her neck. No, she's not a hippie, she just wants peace. Her station wagon is arrayed with bumper stickers such as casiNO. She talks to us in Spanish sometimes and tends to ramble off on stories of a protest she was in or her missionary work in Mexico. People call her annoying and give her a really tough time. If they ever tried to get to know her though, they would learn that she's very unique. Today, we talked for quite a while I was in the library during choir and she's really cool. I think it's interesting to meet someone so different than everyone else in our town and I just wish that people wouldn't judge so harshly. Come on. Be a little different.