Defying Gravity

Hey guys! Haven't posted anything in ages, sorry about that. Well here'post I've been dying to show you all.

A misunderstanding behind a mask.

What does it mean? Misjudging someone without even trying to know about the reality and reasons for their actions. I’ve been a Broadway lover since at an early age, and what I’ve always loved was the way how Wicked was written, a story about the so called “Wicked Witch of the West”. I won’t be telling you what it’s all about, that would be spoiling it, but what I will tell you is that due to the courageous action of Elphaba, being the Wicked Witch of the West, she was cast off away from Oz and was seen as the wickedest of them all due to her defiance against the plans of the EVIL wizard. The song within the play that truly captures this idea behind everyone always being told what to do was done in the song “Defying Gravity”, a magnificent piece of work I should say.

“I’m through accepting limits, cause someone says there’s so”

Can you relate to that lyric? I sure can. I’ve experience being limited before, whether it’s in my dreams, or just normal everyday stuff. We’ve all been there, and frankly, it sucks to have limits. Whenever I listen to this song, I believe in myself a lot more than I did before, because preventing yourself from having a limit is what life’s all about. Sure you can say “No” but that just limits you from doing something new. I’ve had moments before where I chose not to seize the opportunity because I felt I had limits holding me back, and in the end I felt so wrong for not even giving it a try, for giving myself a limit that may not even exist.

Let’s get back to the idea of “A misunderstanding behind a mask” What does it mean? For me it means people thinking that there are limits to what you can do just because they see you do a lot, your mask looking like it's filled, I would like to oppose from this idea, because as long as you set your mind to reach something, then there will never be limits. Reality? That’s the cold truth, and everyone would probably say they’d rather live in the cold truth than in the warm and beautiful lie, but I choose to live in a lie, because in there, there is no limits, as long as you keep believing.

Little Changes

I used to be such a religious little boy, always praying, eager to praise God and speak of his words, but then I grew up, had more priorities, gotten a lot more busy, and completely erased that part of me that has always been in tact with God. I guess what I'm saying is, I wish I could go back to all those years where I used to be so close to him, because right now, I feel distant from him.
What got me into this thinking position you ask? Well, believe it or not, I  was watching the all-time best comedy film "This is The End" and as the film went on, I began thinking about whether I'm prepared to join God up there if the time ever comes, and then I realized, I'm not fully prepared just yet. I do so many unforgivable things everyday, towards my peers, my parents, my friends, and all they ever did was care for me. Maybe if I would act the same way towards them, then that would give me a step closer to God.
See, I thin being religious and doing religious practices is relevant in being part of loving God, but I see that as just the 20%, the rest would probably have something to do with love itself. As I was growing up, I've been told that love will save us, it is the ultimate weapon. At first I didn't understand this, but then I realized that in order to achieve the full potential of love, we must abolish all our prejudices and egotistical ways so that we can achieve what we call "Love". But, no one in this world is perfect, not I, not you, nor anyone really. God's son died for our sins so that we could live, so I think the least we could do is return the favour, and at least love one another.
All this talk of going against those who are gay and such, I don't see people showing their love towards God there, I see them acting as if they are God, judging others by what they see. It happens to everyone, but I myself believe that everyone has the right to go to heaven, no matter what race, age, gender, sex orientation, nor beliefs are, as long as they treat others with love and respect, then that should give them a way to the path of God, which could save them someday.
I will try my best to get closer to God, praying everyday could be a start. I'm not going to take a huge step towards this, baby steps, I will start off simple, until I've reached my full potential, which could happen after a long while, it is all up to God. 

What interests you about Media? (Question to me)

Impact, that’s the aspect within media that interests me the most. It may be confusing, or not, but it’s simple really, the reason as to why it intrigues me is due to how media is able to affect change. There are times when difficulties come to arise and may affect everyone. Some believe they’re alone, in which they think the only way of overcoming fear is by relinquishing it, meaning to end it all. Many teenagers such as myself have gone through this, some have found their way to courage, and some got lost in the way. How is this all connected to media? Well, those who have found their way to courage didn’t do it alone, something or someone made them see that there is something more important than fear, and quite frequently it is media that does so. Media has made an impact within the lives of people, as they keep their beliefs strong.

Media is all about courage, to make an impact one must make a move first, be it directors, actors, journalists and such, they all came into the sense of realizing the unimportance of fear, and chose to take risks for those who are cautious to live. To deliver, to speak-up, and to do, these are all the makings of what it takes to be a part of the media world. It even at times help those who are confused decide. I myself am a person who was helped by the media, for I vaguely remember in the past, I was quite unsure of what I wanted to be a part of.  I would think day and night, of what I think I am, and what I could be. I’ve always had this love for theatre, literature, films, and politics, but I wasn’t quite sure which to path to take, that was until I realized that media does actually concern all of those together. From then on, I knew that I wanted to be a part of Media.

What’s most certainly interesting about being a part of media is power. The power to affect changes, the power to voice out your opinions and beliefs, to make people listen to what you’ve got to say, that is the most interesting part of media. Not much people these days are able to do this; they are usually restricted or stopped from doing so, but not by others, but by themselves. Media is indeed one of the greatest things in life, for not only is it a big part of our daily lives, but it also helps on making an impact.

Personal Statement 2.0

After realizing how self-centered and egotistical my previous Personal Statement was, I decided to rethink it. I completely ignored what my journey was about throughout this year and last year, the self-centered monster just came back and wrote that, but now I made changes, so I do hope you like it.

Quite simply, I would like to further study Drama because I would like to be a superstar. Well, actually there’s more into it than just simply becoming a “superstar”. I began my time within Key Stage 4 as a young man who was selfish, and naïve. All I had within my mind was the goal of becoming a superstar, I didn’t think of anything or anyone else. However, as I began to get more involved within school life and people, joining activities and groups such as the Key Stage 4 Committee, Model UN, and Duke of Edinburgh, I then realized how inconsiderate and egotistical I’ve been, always just looking out for myself when clearly there are about billions people out there as well. So then it hit me, if I we’re to choose a career, then I wanted a career where I could do what I desire to do. If I can continue my studies in Theatre, Literature, as well as study more on how to make an impact within the world, then that’s probably a good use of my time.

After these realizations, I decided to continue involving myself within the school; extracurricular clubs such as School Orchestra, 4^th Dimension Magazine, Acapella Club, and Gym Club. I was also appointed to join the Prefect Team, which was a great opportunity for me. By continuing all these actions, I was given the “School Citizen” award for two consecutive years, which truly had me overjoyed as it shows that I am beginning my journey to what I’ve intended to achieve. Of course, I also involve myself within theatrical relations, such as the BSME Performing Arts Festival where I was chosen to attend along with the others who share the same passion for theatre as I do.

Finally, I believe that I can offer Sixth Form with so many ideas from both myself and the student body; so I know I’m ready to be a part of it. During my earlier days in the MUN, I recall thinking to myself “I’m going to make it up there someday” as I looked at the Executive Team. Being a part of MUN prepares you to take actions to help those billions of people I’ve mentioned before, hence why I will try everything to reach it. One of the people who can make a big impact within the school is the Head Boy; they can suggest ideas and improvements for the student life. With this position, it will help those students chosen to have their voice and those around them fully heard, have their thoughts considered, and just maybe these thoughts can be turned into actions, hence why I’ve also got my eye on that position. Before entering Key Stage 4, I was an egotistical and immature person, however, now as I enter Sixth Form, I will continue to improve myself, to let the voices of myself and those around me be heard, I would like to take on new roles within the school; roles that will further assist me on improving myself as both a student, and a person. 

Why Do We Need To Have A Spiritual Activity?

This was just a thought that came up to my mind, and it was a question my sister asked me.

 WHY DO WE NEED TO HAVE A SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY

Why do we need to have a spiritual activity? I think that this question doesn’t have a specific answer, but rather the answer actually depends on us. The answer to this question is based on our own thoughts. Spiritual activity does not have a specific definition nor actions, but actually contains many fields to focus on, whether it’s for religion, health, or beliefs. As I’ve mentioned before, it truly depends on us and what we choose to stick with. Returning to the question at hand, why do we need to have spiritual activity? Well, I would like to focus on the religious aspect of it. I believe that the reason as to why we need spiritual activity is so that we can feel divine whenever we do religious practices and such. Religious traditions include individual spiritual activities for it is after all universal. Each religion has its own different worships, beliefs, sacred texts, and traditions, but this is due to the needs of spiritual activity. Where some religions are strict, whilst some are tolerant, they both show the desires of wanting the feeling of devout. Mainly, the whole idea behind spiritual activities and levels of austerity in tolerance are due to the needs of, as I have mentioned before, the feeling of divine and holiness. If not for these spiritual activities, we wouldn’t feel connected to our beliefs and religions, therefore spiritual activities are provided by religions so that we can.

Acapella - Just the Way You Are

https://soundcloud.com/johnnyboy10-1/acapella-just-the-way-you-are

Hey guys! So I think I've mentioned before that I like music and I'm into singing, well here is my first recording of Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are, acapella version. I hope you all like it!

-J,G,S

Film Documentary #1: Walk A Mile In Her Shoes

A few weeks ago I posted a blog entry called Walk A Mile in Her Shoes. This was a small starter documentary I made, sorry if it's not that good, but I am just starting. Thanks for watching though!