We were discussing profile writing in class today, after spending a week poring over the lives of Valerie Jarett, Sen. John Kerry, Jon Favreau and a dentist who disputes President Obama's legitimacy to hold office. Our professors asked us to critique the readings when the words came out of my mouth before I had fully processed them. "The people were bigger than the details of their lives."
And by this I meant, where they were born, who their parents were, where they went to school - yes it plays a part in the grander scheme of their lives. But it doesn't define them. What people do, makes them who they are.
People are bigger than the details of the lives.
2 comments:
:) you said it there...its the deeds that speak for one
100% agree. Also, may I add that you are bigger than the past. You are bigger than the future too. You will always be, times will come and go. Oh, but I will stay.
Haha, trust me to end such a philosophical-type comment with sheer randomness :D
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