You know, I see students say how much they are suffering and I just can’t help but feel that they by no means live in reality. I’m not going to beat around the bush. I read a journal entry from one of my friends that talked about the tragedy of his phone breaking and that just set of alarms in my head as to how much from reality we truly are.
First, saying a crack in your phone is a tragedy is grossly inaccurate on any level. A tragedy is being diagnosed with cancer. A tragedy is someone bombing a hotel. A tragedy is losing the life of a family member. A tragedy is not being able to scrape together enough money to buy any of the essentials in life.
A tragedy is not breaking your fucking phone or ipod. It’s not the fact that you can’t buy that hot new shirt. It’s not lacking the money to go downtown.
These are not fucking tragedies and it’s an insult to say they are. So before you think a certain word fits your situation, maybe you should take a step back and truly think about it.
I have a sense of humor. I’m aware it was probably in jest but reading the entry rubbed me completely the wrong way when right now in the world we have real issues–like poverty, an oil spill, inequality issues, war, and an education system that is failing us.
Yes. <3
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….
Just my own opinion but I thought it would disrespectful to actually say it in the comments on someone else’s personal blog. But that’s just me.