What I learned on distribution day
Joe Redmond
Today was a long day. It was
rewarding, nerve racking, and frankly inspiring. I have never felt so proud of
my staff and my peers. I consider myself a fairly cynical person, but gosh darn
it, if days keep going like this, negativity will be the last thing on my mind.
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It was comments like, “You got Jake
and Amir? That’s sick!”, “What is this…? Oh, very cool!”, “I’m really happy for
you; that’s really something special,” that made all of the hard work Strike
has put into the issue worthwhile. I still can’t get over the feeling of asking
someone if they wanted an issue, to which they would respond, “I already have
two.”
That makes me ecstatic. Two.
Suddenly the world was a bit
brighter and people were a bit nicer, all because of one magazine. I would
really like to hand it to the community, because something like this could just
fall through the cracks. Instead, people reading and sharing our publication
brought people together. The community had a common thread on which to discuss.
One person even laughed out loud in class reading our staff editorial.
This would be nothing without the
support of our community. We tend to dwell on the differences between us, but
in the end, people are inherently kind to each other. It’s crazy how far a
little optimism and initiative can go.
As much as I tried to focus today
on school, today was all about you guys. You all made this possible. From the
bottom of my heart, thank you for reading.
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