Nature Experiment(The beach gym)

Saturday morning I remember walking inside the gym sitting at half court trying to block every thought out of my mind. It was quiet, I could hear birds on the roof running across. It makes me wonder how free birds and how stress free they live. I remember thinking about christmas and what I was going to get my family and friends. I remember the Emerson way to give someone a gift so it has to be a part of me. Then suddenly someone came out from the back of the gym and it was one of the cleaning ladies making sure the gym was just right. It was cold i remember sitting in a little ball trying to keep warm. I started thinking about how far basketball could take me in life if i just stay focused. The last thing I remember was staring at a ballon on the roof that obviously someone had let go previously. I never though clearing my mind would be this hard.

Friendship

Friendship

"A naked man is first resisted, then respected"

After examining this quote written by Emerson, I realized that it meant a honest man is first resisted meaning he is not always what they wanna hear, but it the end, he is respected for his utmost honest opionion. After reading this, I tried my best to take this into play as I was asked by a friend about an opinion on her outfit she looking to wear to a party. She brought me shopping with her so I could give her an honest man's opinion right? At that moment, so much pressure and anxiety was being poured on me by the second. I mean, she really liked the outfit. It was very colorful outfit. This is where my Emerson quote came into play because I couldve easily lied and told her it was beautiful, but i didnt. I have to admit it was hard for me to tell her my true opinion on it. I took a deep breath and just told her that the outfit really didnt look as good as she thought it did. It was nice but it was just to colorful. I was just imagining in my head about how mad she would be after i just told her that especially when she always gets mad over little stupid stuff, this will throw her over the top. Just as i imagined, she was pissed. She started to cry later and was sulking yet yelling at me for being a jerk, and then we left. I felt horrible. Emerson makes it seem like it will be easier than it was, and at this point I never wanted to open one of his books again. Late that night...way later...I got a text saying that she realized I was just trying to help her look the best she could, and that she knew that was hard for me, but that she really appreciated it. I'm not sure if I could now go and do this all again, at least not for a while, but I am really glad I gave it a try. It might not always be agreed upon, but you are respected in the end for just being real with them, and I'm sure this will become a key factor our friendship.