College Admissions Essay: Teaching Wisdom :: College Admissions Essays

Teaching Wisdom   Every morning in my homeroom, my principal performs the announcements. In his announcements, he updates the school on the activities that are going on that day. After his update, he continues on the intercom system to do the Words of Wisdom (Project Wisdom). This has made a great difference in my life.   During the Project Wisdom program, my principal tells us a quote then he goes on to explain it. For example, he would say, Danny Thomas once said, Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. Its what you do for others. This quote hit me like a thunderbolt. I was eternally thinking about it. Then I saw homeless hoi polloi while I was walking home from school. I thought of nothing save the quote, so as I got closer to the homeless people, I pulled out my wallet and gave them a ten dollar bill. The feeling I got when the homeless people looked at me is indescribable. After this experience, almost every time some one is in need of something, I springtime or at least try to give them what they need because of the self-content it brings me. The Words of Wisdom program made a difference in my life by helping me discover that it feels good to serve others.   other example is when my principal was doing Project Wisdom and he said, The position of the earth is changed by the weight of a tiny bird resting upon it, said the famous Leonardo da Vinci. The source thought that entered my mind was, What was the point of that quote? But the more I thought about it the more I began to realize what da Vinci was saying. If a teensy-weensy bird - a small portion of mass - can change the position of the earth, then little things can make a difference. For example, I utilise to always be selfish. I mean, when I opened the door to enter or exit a building I would let the door thrash on the other persons face. I had a total disregard for other people. Now, I am nice. I care a lot about others. When I e nter or exit a building now I hold the door open for the next person to enter or exit. there was this one woman who seemed like she was always in a bad mood.