Fear: Motivator or Not..

Conversation:

Girl 1: What in the world is Contra Dancing anyways?

Girl 2: It's like country line dancing except weird.

Girl 3: Actually it is more of a cross between English folk dancing and country dancing with a blue grass twist. The only way to really understand it is by doing it.

Girl 1: I don't think I want to try it.

Girl 2: Also something to be aware of is that the guys get all sweaty. Some of them even have to bring a shirt to change into at the break.

Girl 1: That’s disgusting. I would never try that!

Girl 3: Let's think about this. When you go Latin dancing the guys that you dance with, some of the really good ones, happen to be all sweaty as well. What difference does it make if they are sweaty while contra dancing instead. Dancing is a sport. People sweat while doing sporting activities. Not only that but the people that you meet while contra dancing are some of the nicest most wholesome people that you will ever meet. Contra Dancing just provides a good wholesome environment to do it in.

Thoughts: I must admit that I was completely annoyed with the fact that these two girls were passing judgment on something that they have ever experienced before. Yet how often do we, as individuals, do this exact same thing. It happens when we first meet someone, it happens when we are presented with an opportunity to try something new that we've never experienced, it happens quite frequently in each of our lives. What is it that is the motivating factor behind not only refusing to try new things but also feeling a need to degrade it to the point of coaxing others to have distaste for it as well? What is it that is part of human nature that brings us to this state? My thoughts: fear. Fear of the unknown. I think that it is part of our nature to want to control all things. We want to be able to know exactly what is going to happen, when it is going to happen, and where it is going to happen. When we, as humans, are unable to know each of these things we are left with fear. Cold, hard, brutal-fear. The one thing that is able to completely disable our ability to complete any task.

Your thoughts?

The Human Flaw...

Fact: People do not enjoy having their pride injured.

Fact: People do not enjoy being embarrassed in front of their peers.

Belief: With age comes wisdom.

Example:
Three students (Jill, Fred, and Marge) in a Spanish class are asked to make a group presentation. During the presentation Marge is given an instruction by the professor to ask Jill a question. Marge become confused but asks the question. Jill becomes flustered and is unable to answer the question.
10 minutes later: Marge is in the hall complaining to a fellow student about what a horrible professor she has and that the professor had no right to a) interrupt the presentation and b) force her to ask and question and c) expect that Jill should be able to answer.

Fact: All the questions and answers needed for this scenario had been taught to all the students multiple times.

Fact: In order to learn you must practice. When learning to speak another language you must actually speak it or you will not learn it.

Moral: ????