Opinion

With my birthday recently just passed it got me thinking about and remembering past birthdays. When I was just a young’un, I can remember some pretty spectacular parties. One of my favorite birthdays was my Tigger theme party. I was absolutely bonkers for Tigger when I was really young. I even have a Tigger tattoo on my ankle. No judgment please! Ha Ha! I have a photo somewhere from an album I scanned a while back. I was wearing a Tigger mask, Tigger costume, the cake had Tigger, the tablecloth had Tigger, I think you get the point.

The beginning of the new school year represents many different things. A fresh slate from the previous year in academics, a new year for sports and a chance to meet new people and set new goals for yourself. But for me, it also reminds me that a new group of foreign exchange students have come to America!

It’s possible that never in the history of the world have human beings felt more entitled to their own feelings and opinions. Of course, opinions have always been thrown around during dinner table conversations, but never have so many people in this world felt that they have a platform, a megaphone, a soapbox to lecture from. Social media has filled in the gap between fool and expert, and it is filling the world with foolishness disguised as expertise. How clearly we see it in these days. Yet that doesn’t seem to stop us from creating a shiny, clanging idol of our own opinions.