Tuesday, March 27, 2012

About the Reading

One thing that really meant something to me in this section of The Last Lecture was the part about asking. I found that many people are very helpful about things if you just speak up and ask. Of course, you will always get the scared malls or the busy NYPDs of the world, but many people, like the founders of FMA, the founder of the flash mob itself, or Irish police are willing to help you out.

The part talking about practicality versus inspiration also clicked with my project. While I'm not doing something that will raise money for some charity, or some community service project, my project is on a movement that inspired a lot of people to create something that can be viewed, and is viewed by some, as art. People have dreams of getting people to join behind them in some sort of way, and a flash mob is a way for one person to start a small movement. It also brings suprise, and in many cases, joy to the ones watching the flash mob. While it does not save a life, it can brighten hundreds of lives.