A Selfish Post
I apologize in advance for sounding too "I did this then that..." you know, what most blogs sound like. I'm sorry that I will sound too absorbed with myself. To be honest, I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Most people are thinking about themselves most of the time. It's only natural. After all, almost every person believes he or she is the most important in the world. But, that's irrelevant.
Anyway, today I had my presentation. You can read the text version below. The two presenters before me had good, long, and very hot presentations. This means that by the time my turn came around, the students were tired, anxious, and didn't want to pay attention. So, I tried to make it as interesting and short as possible. I'm not sure if it worked, but I hope it did.
Later in the day, I committed a truly selfish act: I went for a long walk, alone. Sometimes people need to be alone in order to minimize distraction. This lets people really focus on what it is they want to do. In my case, I wasn't really coming up with any new insights or ideas, but I did take a few cool photos:
Juggling at the Pantheon was also pretty cool. I had a big group with me, and managed to earn some money. Why is it "earning" and not "begging" for money? Well, according to the free dicitonary (can be found online), earning means " To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work". I would say that entertainment is a service. I mean, we pay like 10 dollars to go to a movie, right? I performed this service for people. I entertained them. It only seems fair that I should earn money from them. Some people believe jugglers shouldn't get money for juggling in the streets, because this is like begging. But not getting money for juggling is the same as not charging for plumbing repair, or for a meal at a restaraunt. Anyway, that's beside the point.
I guess that's all for now.
Anyway, today I had my presentation. You can read the text version below. The two presenters before me had good, long, and very hot presentations. This means that by the time my turn came around, the students were tired, anxious, and didn't want to pay attention. So, I tried to make it as interesting and short as possible. I'm not sure if it worked, but I hope it did.
Later in the day, I committed a truly selfish act: I went for a long walk, alone. Sometimes people need to be alone in order to minimize distraction. This lets people really focus on what it is they want to do. In my case, I wasn't really coming up with any new insights or ideas, but I did take a few cool photos:
Juggling at the Pantheon was also pretty cool. I had a big group with me, and managed to earn some money. Why is it "earning" and not "begging" for money? Well, according to the free dicitonary (can be found online), earning means " To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work". I would say that entertainment is a service. I mean, we pay like 10 dollars to go to a movie, right? I performed this service for people. I entertained them. It only seems fair that I should earn money from them. Some people believe jugglers shouldn't get money for juggling in the streets, because this is like begging. But not getting money for juggling is the same as not charging for plumbing repair, or for a meal at a restaraunt. Anyway, that's beside the point.
I guess that's all for now.
posted by Julenka at 5:36 PM
3 Comments:
Entertainment goes unpaid all the time so im glad that you got some money out of your juggling. Your Photos are nice too.
Thanks!
It is very clear that you are earning the money. You've put long hours into achieving your acute skill level, and invested a good amount of money into your equipment. You deserve every cent you get.
-Jonathan
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