Taylor Gordy

What truly matters in life is how you treat the people and environment around you. It does not matter if the people around you aren’t nice, or honest. What matters is that you are doing what you know is right. People are going to take advantage of you, lie to you, be mean, and so much more. But always be the bigger person. Always forgive and be kind, because one day it will pay off.

In the movie “The Way”, there were four main characters who found each other during their walk on the Camino. Each character was there for a different reason and a different purpose. They opened up to each other about their pasts which allowed them to form connections with each other. They helped each other discover their purposes.

We all need each other in life. We need others to help push us and to show us that there are more possibilities out there than you may think. If we were all selfish and only cared about our own lives, then nobody would be successful. In order to be successful, a person needs help from those around them and needs to help those around them. We all need to work together as a team, selflessly, and we will be able to see each other prosper and grow.

I believe that Chris Sheridan's perspective is very open. While he grew up in a very religious family, his wife seemed may not have. He is open to her more agnostic views and in a way incorporates some of her ideals into his view of God, creation, and religion.

It’s important that you step out of comfort zone and do the things that terrify you. If not, you won’t grow as a person and find who you truly are. Dreaming does not get you many places. You have to go out and do what you want and make those dreams come true. Dreaming about doing things and being someone else doesn’t get you anywhere. You have to go out and do so that you can become yourself and find yourself. You can’t succeed everything. You can’t get everything done. You may be succeeding in one area, but you will be failing in another area, and it’s okay. Life is too short to be focused on getting EVERYTHING done. But go out, do something fun, do anything. But don’t sit around and say you want this, or you wish you had this, go out and get it done. 

So much can be spoken in a picture. We are all the same, no matter the color of the skin, or the ethnicity or religion of the person. Inside we are all humans. We should want the best for each other and want to help each other. It’s sad to see people going through rough times, but to them it may be better than before. Photographs can speak love, fear, sadness, and so much more. Seeing photos like these can speak volumes to people and be an eye opener for us to try and feel or understand what other people are going through.