My Philosophy Lesson

Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962). This is a quote that really gets me through some hard times... haha...it's kinda like a quote a band instructor of mine tells the band.  No one cares. Seeing that on the page you think, What?? An instructor would say that?!? Not to mention, it seems almost opposite of what Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is saying. However, I think it begins to relate here. As he continues... No one cares if it hurts. No one wants to see the pain. They want to see the performance. No one cares if it is hard. They just want to be amazed. No one cares if you are confused. They just want to see something that will sweep them off their feet. People just want something easy...something that will make them happy. And even if it is a beautiful show, it will probably be criticized. So, don't listen. Push through and do what is right. The truth of any statement always prevails. It's like church, sometimes. The way you act at church isn't always the way you act on every other day of the week. Mind you, there are exceptions.  Anyways, he is an instructor that truly knows how to motivate people..and I think, sometimes, everyone needs a little motivation in their lives! I feel like I need it more than most sometimes! It's easy to continue the pace once you start...but once you stop!? Getting back in the flow of a fast paced life can be so difficult. This was my attempt at a philosophy lesson. Can you even teach philosophy? hahah...I'm just in a questioning mood. Hope that goes away soon! I soon will return to marching band, which is necessary conformity:) Just a little more fun.  Have fun thinking:)