Through the blogs over the weeks, I’ve been seeking help and ideas concerning my project. I received a few comments based on it and a few that didn’t relate to it. It’s all good though. This is my chance to pass the ball back to those who ever so nicely responded to my plea for help…

Honorable Commentator Charis Jones

Her Response: This is interesting. Love! It is what keeps people alive. It is part of everyone\’s nutritional value. One must love to be loved. This assertion is very true. Often those who do not implement love are depressed or anti-social. There are also many of people who do not convey love to others and are perfectly fine. If there were more love in the world, each individual would be a better person. In turn this will make life more livable. In other words, self-esteem might not be a strong hold. There are several ways to express love. It does not necessarily have to be emotional. It could be acts of kindness. Please keep me informed.

My Response: I really liked the way you tied our projects together. That was nice. I do agree though. I think that those who lack self-awareness and self-worth are usually the ones who are quick to degrade others. If were did exist in a love oriented world, then we would all be better people. C’est vrai! I agreed with the whole section of comment and will keep you informed. Thanks Charis!

Honorable Commentator Ms. Krystal Russell

Her Response: Hey fellow group member. I love your project to implement more love. I think there are many ways in doing that. People can wear and give out badges that say \”Have you had your dose of love today?\” Or even a smiley face badge will do the trick. A smile really brightens up someone’s day. It shows them that you cared enough just to smile at them. I know that it makes me feel good. You also can start a group called \”I need love.\” You can have this with old and young people. Teaching those ways to show their love and brainstorming other ways to show love. You can feed the homeless or go to a hospital and visit people. Those are ways of showing you care and love everyone. This is a very great idea.

My Response: I love all of your ideas Krystal. So far, you’ve given the most and best ideas. I LOVE the idea of the slogan “Have you had your dose of love today?” That is so cute. It gives love a different connotation, like it’s just as necessary as the medicine your doctor prescribes and that’s exactly the point. I agree with you completely about random smiles leaving a warm spot deep inside. You’re right; they make you feel good and loved. Your ideas are creative and fun; I’ll be sure to use them. Thanks ma!

Mimi

Her Response: Hey that’s great. I agree, you have to want to love before you can. I feel helping someone for no reason is love and helping someone for a reason is love too. People today don\’t really think like that. Today it’s all about that person but that\’s not how it should be. I wish you the best of luck and spread that news.

My Response: Thanks for your encouragement. I have always felt that people need love the most. It’s harder to give love without it being appreciated by the recipient but I will continue on my journey to implement love into society today. Thanks ma!

Jessica Turner

Her Response: You have a great idea. Love and understanding is something we all need more of. We as a people should help each other out. We need softer hearts.

My Response: Thanks girl! I agree with you completely because we, black people in particular, have the mentality that everyone has to be strong and hard all the time. We should be more acceptable to different ways or behavior because we all need love.

Brian Adams

His Response: Yes, Patrish I think you have a wonderful idea. I don\’t know you personally, but I can imagine that you must have a good attitude. Because certainly you want to see everyone happy. So hopefully your plan will make this a better world for us.

My Response: Thanks Brian, I needed the encouragement and support. By the way, I’m not a nice person with a good attitude!

Dominique

Her Response: Hey Patrish, I must admit when I read your blog I felt as if I was faced with a challenge, and this being my last comment on someone’s blog I really didn’t want a challenge, I wanted to type about 200 words and be done. Dang you’ve really got me in a corner here, but I’m not one to back out of a challenge. To promote love and kindness is a beautiful thing, simply because we are so selfish and to show care towards someone else is so difficult. However I’ve found that when I did do something kind for someone else, watching them smile was my reward. So I can be selfish in that sense. Anyway now for a plan, hmmmm… You could choose a group of people willing to sacrifice time they can be like the kindness team see, and then you could I don’t know like you said do random acts of kindness. But the idea is that you can do them at Nursing homes, or stores just figure out what you want to do, you could make T-shirts and do crazy stuff and have a party of success.

My Response: You and I share the same idea as what to do about the project. I thought about forming a team willing to sacrifice most of their time to promote the importance of love. I didn’t think about the t-shirt thing and the party of success idea but those two are great! I need some more catchy way to get the attention of those who are really concerned with the human condition. Thanks for you ideas; you were the first to actually give advice as what to do. Thanks again, ma!

Itta Aswad

Her/His Response: Implementing more Love? We\’ll I see you motives and I recognize them as good, but I think you should change them just a bit. Could you think about consideration, of care for people instead of love? I could get into the difference but I have to type this paper for Tuesday. Anyway I think this can be done by doing surveys to see what people like to do to make people fell good or bad, and what they like to receive. After you do this you can put several signs up with the tally and little slogans about how kindness helps the attitude/life, test taking etc. Just put it out there that when you are happy and do not feel extra harsh feelings, life is better. Good Luck

My Response: I appreciate your comments and idea about the survey. I think that would be a good way to start; by survey people, we could come up with a general idea of what people consider helpful and important in their eyes. Little, creative slogans will be easy to create but the project itself seems as though it’s going to be very tedious. Thanks for the encouragement honey!

Jason White

His Response: Your blog for your project is the purest and best project that I have read so far. Your project is the sixth that I have read so you may well end up with the best blog in Jason\’s book. I love your blog because it is real and is rooted in the reality of the human experience. Throughout history, humans have discovered new countries, fought wars, created new inventions and cured illnesses. All of these experiences encompass the human reality of the struggle to survive. All of the actions in history I named were all acts that were in search of a life with less suffering and pain. And the only way to aid in suffering in pain is to be one with it. Most blogs that I have read so far are about creating programs or institutions that target specific age groups or genders in society, but the world is more than just skin color, gender, age, and beliefs. Regardless of all those labels that try to separate humanity it is love that is universal in humanity because of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ the son of God then surely you can turn those stones into bread and soothe your hunger. And what did Jesus do? He chose not to. What that says is that Jesus did not want to reveal his power and institutions that have a mission of changing the world are not out to solve the problems because in their so called pursuit of a solution they create the problem of power. Power was the way of the devil so why are so many people trying to create these big programs that will change (gain power) the world?

My Response: I love this response because it’s very thoughtful. I agree with your COMPLETELY. When one creates an institution, it’s regulated by the machine that oppresses those it plans to help. People are also themselves the number one reasons that we exploit the suffering people of America and those everywhere. I also got a bit bored and unentertained by the blogs concerning the same issues (i.e. AIDS, cancer, drunk driving). I think the class, not to exclude myself, could be more creative but I can’t really be judgmental because if that’s what concerns them the most, then so be it; at least they’re working for a good cause. I really enjoyed this blog not only because you deemed mine the best but because you seem to be very aware of the powers of exploitation here in America and in these institutions people tend to seek help through.

Fatima Griffin

Her Response: Campaigning for love is a wonderful idea. In fact what about going to the University center in the office where you can find out what organizations already exist. You can probably start your own organization dealing with love. We need more love in this world, but especially on this campus. All of us, pretty much, are in the same position. We need to know that there are others who care and love us in order for us to make it through. Hopefully with a love campaign and workshops you will be able to inform us on ways to love our neighbors, considering that we have to share this world with them. Anyhow tell me what you think about this idea.

My Response: Thanks Fatima! I didn’t think about going to the Student Center to register the Love Campaign as an organization because I want that unofficial organization feel to it; one that allows one to venture outside the lines. You can’t really make people love, you can only advise them to do so and in an organization there are certain obligations to fulfill in order to maintain your active status. That’s not what I want here because it’s a job that only gives if you are willing and able to give. Thanks again for your comments!

Relation To What We’ve Read…
I think that my idea of a project is closely related to the moral presented in the story The Tale of Two Brothers. The whole story talks of a relationship and how it struggles to reform the bond that was broken by some silly misunderstanding. It’s an ancient way of promoting the need for love not only among you and your siblings but of your neighbors as well.

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