Saint/Sinner

Today at school I saw this on the back of someone's t-shirt: "Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future" after I told the guy I liked his shirt I started to think about how true this statement is. Why is it that someone's past determines what they are today, its true that some people really can't "change" well let me rephrase... they can but they refuse the opportunity to do so. But people that truely have changed often still get labeled as "sinners" but in reality, everyone has done something that they aren't proud of, whether they have managed to keep it a secret or not. So why are people whose mistakes become known sometimes become different people? As much as people say "oh I don't think any differently of you because of that" many do. As cheesy as it is to say "don't judge til you've been in their shoes" it's true, we really should think about what we would do in that situation. Especially before we give that person a label or stereotype in our heads of that particular person. Someone's past doesn't decide their present, or their future. Also, just because someone has a past doesn't mean they don't deserve the opporunity to change, it's one thing when the opportunity is given and denied but how fair is it if the opportunity isn't even given in the first place? My brother was an alcoholic and a drug addict, what if no one ever gave him the opportunity to change? What if his family just walked out of his life and ignored him because of his mistakes? He wouldn't be the sober man that is mentoring teenager addicts that he is today. So basically we should all think about how we judge people because of what they have done.

Annalise

sen[10]r

One of the things I love about orchesta is how there are always older students who know more than you and are so nice about helping and just sitting by them when you play improves you're own playing. Now I walk in orchestra and realize I am that person. It's a real eye opener and makes me want to practice more so that I can be better. It's always cheesy to think about how "the seniors are role models everyone looks up to them" I don't always believe that about the rest of the school but with orchestra it definitely is. I hope they are looking up to us anyway because the freshmen really need uhh... I guess you could say "direction", especially with Mrs. Yonts on maternity leave. I'm worried about the Mark Wood concert coming up also, it's about a month away and I don't know if we're gonna have our act together especially since our group is so young with only 3 seniors. We have only had the opportunity to have sectionals once since we started school and every one of the freshmen forgot their instrument.... not a good start. I'm hoping it's just because they're new and trying to get into the groove of things but they're very frustrating. I now know I will never ever be able to be a teacher.

Musically yours,
Annalise<3