Open your eyes

So I’m new with these blog sties, I use to stick to Myspace but Myspace is mostly for entertainment not a place to be open and expressive. Ha. That would just get you into some trouble one way or another, way to much drama on Myspace. Anyways..

I love writing, and I was just talking to my friend Stephen on AIM saying I was going to write a new blog after 12 o’clock but I didn’t know what to write about. Then the song “Hands” came on my shuffle. Know I don’t know how many schools have had the privilege to have the “Rachel’s Challenge” to come to there high schools but, that’s what I decide I’m going to write about. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t worry you can still read this, you don’t be lost at all, and for everyone who is a member of “Rachel’s Challenge” this may be interesting to compare how you felt, though, and if it impacted your life.

For those who want to know more about “Rachel’s Challenge” before they continue, here’s a website you can visit to educate yourself. Please do, its something that might make you rethink everything you never thought twice about. Visit: http://www.rachelschallenge.com/

“I wont be labeled as average” – Rachel Scott.

First of all for everyone who has no idea who Rachel is, her full name is “Rachel Joy Scott” and she was the first victim, in the tragedy of the Columbine Shootings of April 20, 1999. For those of you who have may have forget, the Columbine Shootings was an act of two young teens. Actually two best friends who to many where just, two kids who got picked on so much it drove them to be emotionally distress, depression, psychopath extents, and wanted revenge on the kids of his school, and classmates. These two kids alone, had planed, shot up, and killed 13 teens, while injuring many more. This blog is NOT on why these kids had to do what they did, how, or any of that reasoning that brings up their names. Making them famous of something to disgusting, inhuman, and terrible if not my intention at all. Ever.

These is about Rachel, Rachel was like I have stated above, the 1st victim of this massacre. To many Rachel was described as a saint, the girl who would do anything possible to see a person smile. She was a very inspirational teen, and that is the reasoning why for this blog. After the awful death of her young life, her family formed this organization called “Rachel’s Challenge” they travel around to high schools all over the USA telling, everyone Rachel’s story. This is not to make her famous or any of that nonsense. This is all so she can be in inspiration to do good, in every single one of us. When “Rachels Challnege” came to my high school. Everyone talked about it saying things like “Wow this is going to be go gay” or “this is going to be a waist of time, I’d much rather go to class.” But by the end of this presentation they showed us, everyone in my classes who you would never think would be effected by anything, had tears, many where speechless, and many just couldn’t believe what they have saw, almost as if they couldn’t believe it was real and where wanting to think it was a movie and not a sad part of our now American History.

During this presentation they were speakers, videos, and even family members of the real Columbine victims. Just showing us, and talking to us about what, CAN happen that know one thinks every will. Also showing us a way to look at life, and live it. Telling us “A little kindness can go along way.”

While the speakers where talking it was something in their voices, it just made the core of your heart give off this pain. It was as if you just wanted to be able to say “Everything’s ok” or you just wanted to bring them back the love ones they have lost. But knowing you cant just made you look into yourself. For me the “Rachel’s Challenge” changed my life. I’m nothing like was before; they have opened to my eyes. It’s not like I use to pick on kids or bully anyone. But sometimes even the little things can hurt someone, something that you may not even blink an eye about. But you never know anyone’s life, what they go through, or how sensitive someone can be. Sometimes words can hurt more than actions.

Ok, I’m rambling now, so I’m going to wrap this up.

I not here trying to force anything on you, or telling you to change your life. I’m simply telling you to, think. I mean I have seen the full 180 circle the “Rachel’s Challenge” had on my school. For at least a month after the presentation, school was a totally different place, and gave off such a different vibe, attitude, and presence. To think that maybe if everyone had the chance to have this maybe the world could be a more understanding and pleasant place. Peace, kindness and love may take sometime or even impossible but to think maybe if I try, you could start a “chain reaction.”

“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same.” --Rachel Scott, age 17

I don’t feel as if I even got 1 tenths of the depth I was looking for, or even trying to explain. The emotions are so vivid; it’s almost impossible to explain them in words. I just mostly wrote this to show my appreciation to the founder of the challenge, and for them to never give up. I’d love for one day “Rachel’s Challenge” to be so well know and big that EVERY high school in the USA gets to have the chance to be apart of the challenge. Also wrote this to help to my part and to spread the word. I Hope you take the time to maybe look up about the “Rachel’s Challenge”, one the website I have gave earlier; they have a few videos, just take the time to look. You never know you may be surprised. Thank you.

R.I.P Rachel, you will never be labeled as average. <3

Joshua Tremblay
"A Rachel’s Challenge Member”