|
PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS-BUT I WRITE ALL DAY IN CAPS AND IT JUST FEELS COMFORTABLE. SO I'M BLOGGING IN CAPS. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A YOUNG MAN I INTERVIEWED ON MEMORIAL DAY. HE LEFT SUCH A POSITIVE IMPRESSION ON ME AND I WANTED TO SHARE MY INTERVIEW OF HIM WITH YOU. HIS NAME IS RYAN SMITHSON. HE'S A LOCAL GUY AND WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER 11TH. AT 19 HE WAS HEADED FOR IRAQ AND A WAR THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE.
AS A REPORTER AND ANCHOR, ON A DAILY BASIS IT IS MY JOB TO TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD. BUT, I AM WELL AWARE THAT I AM ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE LIVES OF REAL LIVE HUMAN BEINGS. SO I AM ALWAYS MINDFUL THAT THEIR STORIES ARE NOT JUST WORDS ON A PAGE OR IN THE TELEPROMPTER. THEY ARE REAL HUMAN BEINGS.
A VALUABLE LESSON I LEARNED OVER THE YEARS WAS TO REALLY LISTEN TO PEOPLE. NOT TO JUST WHAT THEY WERE SAYING BUT, WHAT THEY WERE NOT SAYING. THANKFULLY I AM NOT TRAPPED BEHIND THE ANCHOR DESK ALL DAY, SO IT IS GREAT WHEN I GET TO PERSONALLY TALK TO THEM AND TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH OR DEALING WITH. IN SMITHSON'S BOOK HE TALKS ABOUT HAVING AN IDEA ABOUT THE ENEMY-UNTIL HE MET AND LISTENED TO THE ENEMY. IT WAS THEN THAT HE RECEIVED QUITE AN EDUCATION.
ELAINE
ELAINE
|
Print Story
Email to a Friend
Delicious
Digg
Reddit
Google
Newsvine
Facebook
StumbleUpon
Yahoo
