I thought
that Jen Chapin’s performance was lackluster. First and foremost, I found her
hard to relate to. She was flowery and new agey, and I found that I could not
connect to that. Also, her speech seemed poorly organized. I saw that Jen was
using notes, but it felt as if she didn’t have a precise beginning, middle, and
end. Without good structure, Jen was unable to get a point across. All food is
bad, unless it is organic? Was that the point? I was unsure, especially because
we were given fast-food pizza to eat during the presentation.
As for
Jen’s music it was rather ordinary. Jen’s voice was the more enjoyable half of
her performance. The songs were very wordy and pointed, which I’m sure was her
purpose, however they turned me off from her style.
Although I
did not particularly like Jen very much, I do believe I could be an activist.
As I’ve said on previous blog posts, I feel morally and spiritually obligated
to be an activist. I feel a calling to be the kind of person who advocates for
others, however I do not know what that means in my life now or in the future.
One thing that I hope I will be able to do in the future is spend some time
each summer to work on mission teams to various countries. As I plan to be a
high school English teacher, I know those summers off are valuable and I think
they can be best spent serving God and others. And like Jen, not everyone will
like what I say, or how I say it. And that’s okay, because the point is that
someone is out there saying it!
In
conclusion, I did not connect very well with the speaker Jen Chapin. Jen did
not do spectacularly on either her speaking or her music, but her cause is a
noble one. The one thing that I connect with Jen on is a calling to be an
activist in some way. One day, in whatever way it may be, I want to be putting
my life last, and putting God’s causes before me.
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