As I was sitting in class one day I noticed how distracted I was due to the among of sniffles and random sneezes that kept happening by the students around me. I functioned like a robot and immediate turned to tell my friend Jameson, "God, bless you" the moment I heard him sneeze behind me. The teacher stopped the class and gave me a look that was very confusing to figure out what exactly he was trying to tell me with his eyes. When my confusion registered to him he walked closer to me and asked if I would avoid the pleasantries just because someone sneezed. Being the spitfire that I am, I shot a question right back at him, "Everyone else said bless you when he sneezed, what did I say that made it wrong ? Sir." (I added the sir so my mother wouldn't kill me when she read this.) He paused and then told me that by saying, "God bless you," I made the sneeze dramatic and distracting. I didn't understand but for the sake of everyone who was now distracted by my attitude and his commentary I left it alone. As soon as class ended I went back to him and he told me that bringing religion into my response could have made other students uncomfortable. Now, although I understood what he meant I was frustrated as I left the class because how could me saying that God would bless him be more of an issue than the kids who said a simple "bless you" ?
This made me think of all the other things that I may do on a daily basis that might be a distraction to someone that barely knew me but had to participate in the same class as me. Now, although this introduction may seem a little crazy and extreme, it was a very specific moment in time where I felt like my voice was asked to be silence for the sake of others. But since this is a great platform for me to release my thoughts,I plan to yell, SCREAM and let my frustrations OUT.
1. Saying "God Bless You" when someone sneezes is distracting
2. That moment when your pencil lead is too loud is distracting (I can hear the screeching)
3. Swagger does not mean you are cool or make good grades - that extra neon shirt is distracting, but don't mind me and my leggings and messy bun
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4. Being the person who actually sneezes is distracting
|5. Asking too many questions, even if you don't understand what is going on ... is distracting
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6. Not turning off an alarm you've snoozed a million times is distracting
7. Being the person who must open and close your binder over ... and over ... and over again, is ... YOU GUESSED IT !
8. Raising your hand in class and realizing no one else did what the teacher asked, can actually be a GOOD distraction
9. Walking into class with balloons and every other birthday party accessory because it's your birthday - can be ...
10. Arguing with a professor in front of the class ... (a.k.a DISTRACTION)
11. This is one for the professors - It is distracting when a professor calls a single person out for looking at their cellphone when class is going on ... maybe my mom called?
