Excerpts from Ivy Lewis’ winning essay for the Global Awareness portion of the 2015 Building A Better World Scholarship. Go here for Ivy’s Independent Travel Essay. 2015 BBW Winners.
Global Thoughts – “Knowing what’s going on in the world is not just for the world; it’s for yourself. Knowing what’s going on around me is something I keep close to my heart. The world is constantly changing, so being in love with the world’s events makes it impossible to stop learning. Stepping on historical ground means nothing if you don’t understand what makes it historical. At the very least I plan on constantly educating myself and staying up to date with the globe. To accept people for who they are, or to fight back on an issue education is key. I vow to always be active in my community wherever that may be, because this is not a perfect world”
Peace – “Everyone is different. Every culture has a different philosophy on how they got here, and what makes their Earth special. When humans are not aware of their surroundings, they seem to be easily angered by the little things. To achieve peace, we all must accept each other. War’s are constantly fought over cultural differences and making people do things the right way, but in reality there is no right way.To live peacefully, there must be acceptance. Without awareness and understanding, there can be no acceptance.”
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