Spring Break
World can become better once we accept others
Shea Pedersen
Issue date: 2/19/09 Section: Forum
When I first met Trevor, I assumed him to be a liberal artsy type - a painter who prefers oils to acrylic, a vegetarian, a connoisseur of yoga and tea. However, first impressions of a person are often wrong and, likewise, any views one has of Trevor before knowing him prove to be certainly misguided. Nevertheless, he is in no rush to dispel any of these types of conjectures or labeling that people try to pin on him.
Although it takes much time and effort to truly understand Trevor, he is still interesting even on the surface layers. Also, if one simply observes a person for a while - his posture, presentation - surprisingly much can be learned.
Trevor does not talk much, and when he does speak with those around him, he seems to be messing around with them more than trying to make any real connections. Trevor claimed that there is absolutely nothing weird or special about him.
"People see me as different, but I am honestly just like everyone else," he said. "Relatively boring."
In reality, Trevor surely knows how intriguing he is. His withdrawnness only heightens his appeal, and after some prodding, he admits that he has indeed perfected the ability to avoid questions and misleads often.
"It's just way more fun that way," he said.
As a result of this, or maybe as the actual cause of this separation, Trevor does not relate with many people and therefore professes he does not have many friends. He is unsure about how healthy this is, and sometimes will struggle unnecessarily over schoolwork because he won't ask for help. Over-dependence on others often limits flexibility of the individual soul, but in Trevor's case, his reclusive nature has become somewhat inconvenient.
Despite this, Trevor claims that he is generally happy.
"But I feel blank a lot of the time as well," he said. Only when Trevor talked about his older sister's pregnancy did he light up.
"My siblings and I have never been that close, but lately it feels like we are becoming more of a family," he said.
Although it takes much time and effort to truly understand Trevor, he is still interesting even on the surface layers. Also, if one simply observes a person for a while - his posture, presentation - surprisingly much can be learned.
Trevor does not talk much, and when he does speak with those around him, he seems to be messing around with them more than trying to make any real connections. Trevor claimed that there is absolutely nothing weird or special about him.
"People see me as different, but I am honestly just like everyone else," he said. "Relatively boring."
In reality, Trevor surely knows how intriguing he is. His withdrawnness only heightens his appeal, and after some prodding, he admits that he has indeed perfected the ability to avoid questions and misleads often.
"It's just way more fun that way," he said.
As a result of this, or maybe as the actual cause of this separation, Trevor does not relate with many people and therefore professes he does not have many friends. He is unsure about how healthy this is, and sometimes will struggle unnecessarily over schoolwork because he won't ask for help. Over-dependence on others often limits flexibility of the individual soul, but in Trevor's case, his reclusive nature has become somewhat inconvenient.
Despite this, Trevor claims that he is generally happy.
"But I feel blank a lot of the time as well," he said. Only when Trevor talked about his older sister's pregnancy did he light up.
"My siblings and I have never been that close, but lately it feels like we are becoming more of a family," he said.
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