Feedback Thoughts

Quote by purehappylife.com found at Flickr

Personally, I think I am rather good at receiving feedback. I am pretty good at taking negative feedback and turning it into positive motivation. If someone tells me that I did something wrong or that I can’t do something. I almost always use it as motivation to do better. Where I struggle is getting positive feedback. I normally do not like the attention because I am a shy person. I liked the article about the difference between self-esteem and narcissism. My older brother could be considered a narcissist because he was always good at everything and everyone told him this. Now he puts in very minimal effort into everything he does. I, on the other hand, was less talented but I put in the work to succeed which keeps me more humble than him.

Story: Adam and Eve

Oliver Stone Quote

Picture by sundawncer on flickr

Jack Miller was a professional football who played for the Dallas Cowboys. From the moment Jack could walk, he was a gifted athlete. He dominated at every level that he competed at, including the professional level. He quickly became a hometown hero. Everyone knew his name and everyone loved him. When he got older he had two kids. His first child’s name was Sam. Sam looked up to his father, Jack. Sam knew of his father’s accomplishments and greatness. This made Sam want to be equally great, if not better. Jack’s second son, Andrew, was three years younger than Sam. Andrew was more like his father than Sam was. Andrew had that natural talent for football. He was more athletic than Sam, but was younger. Sam started high school and immediately signed up for the football team. He had all of the determination in the world to become great. For a while he was the star of the football team. Everyone in the school loved Sam, and Sam was excited to be great. Jack would go to the football games, and was very proud of his son, Sam. Two years later, Andrew started high school. After only one practice of his freshman year, Andrew was moved up to the varsity team. Sam began to feel very threatened by his younger brother. Sam loved being the hero and the best player. He felt that Andrew was going to outshine him. After only a few games, Andrew had taken over as the clear favorite on the team. Andrew had taken Sam’s starting spot. He was leading the team to victory after victory. He was being called the best player in the state, and Jack began to recognize this. After showing Sam much attention throughout his football career, Jack began to focus on his youngest son, Andrew. He would talk praise of Andrew all the time. Throughout the season, Sam’s resentment for Andrew built up. His jealousy was burning inside of him. He could not understand what everyone loved about Andrew. For awhile Sam played the same role as Andrew. At the end of the season, Andrew received the award for most outstanding player in the state. The entire family attended the ceremony. When Andrew received the award, everyone stood and cheered, everyone except Sam. Sam remained seated with an angry emotion on his face. Jack confronted Sam and asked him why he would not cheer on his brother for his accomplishment. Sam responded with, “What is so special about Andrew? I could be up there receiving that award if I wanted to.” After the award ceremony, Andrew returned to his family with trophy in hand. When Sam saw the trophy and Andrew’s happiness, he lept out and punched Andrew. This started a fight between the two of them. Jack broke up the fight and demanded that Sam stop being a sore loser. Jack wanted Sam to congratulate Andrew, but Sam refused. Sam left for college the next year, and Andrew continued to dominate high school football. Sam would not go home to visit his family as long as Andrew was still playing football. Sam and Andrew now had an intense rivalry.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

In the stories of Adam and Eve that I read, Adam was created by God. Adam was the most impressive human to exist. He was the largest, strongest, best looking, etc... When God created the rest of the world he gave it all to Adam. Adam named all of the animals and inherited the Earth. Satan was an angel who was jealous of Adam. He thought he was better than Adam. Satan challenged Adam to a competition. Satan lost but refused to accept it. God then banished Satan to Earth, creating a rivalry between Satan and Man. In my story, Jack is God. Andrew is Adam. Sam is Satan.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg found on website

Reading Notes: Adam and Eve Part A

King James Bible (1611): Genesis 1-3. found on website

God created man in his own image, the way he wanted us to be created. He gave mankind everything he created. He spent 6 days creating everything before taking a break. He gave mankind free will to do anything they wished, except for one rule: Do not eat from one tree. A serpent convinces the humans (Adam and Eve) to eat from the forbidden tree. After eating from the tree, Adam and Eve began making clothes and hiding from their maker.

 The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg found on website

Adam was created like a man of twenty years of age and was a large, developed man. There were few in later generations who measured up to Adam. Even Eve is compared to an ape when next to Adam. Adam is that handsome. As God created animals, Adam named each one. Adam even named himself. When all the angels came to give reverence to Adam, Satan the greatest of all refused because he was jealous. Satan demanded a competition with Adam and lost by a landslide. Satan was a sore loser and was kicked out of heaven. This created the rivalry between Satan and man. Adam’s wife kept disappearing and preferred punishment over living with Adam. Because a woman created separately from Adam refused to live with Adam, Adam’s wife was created from Adam himself. Eve was created. Adam exaggerated the forbidden tree and told Eve she could not even touch it or she’d die. The serpent tricked Eve by pushing her into the tree so she’d touch the tree. When it didn’t kill her, the serpent convinced her Adam had lied and that she could even eat from the tree. This was the downfall of man. Man was punished, as well as, serpents who were forced out of their upright posture.

Eve giving Adam the forbidden fruit, 

by Lucas Cranach the Elder on Wikipedia