BROTHERHOOD- AN ESSAY BY CRYSTAL

PEF'S 2008 NYS MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARD WINNING ESSAY

'WALKING THE WALK TALKING THE TALK'





People today have different explanations of what “talking the talk, and walking the walk” means. But do they really know what it means. Everyday we hear a new meaning for this expression. What does it really mean?
This old saying means a few things to me. The first thing it means is setting an example for others. You not only talk the talk, you have to walk the walk too. Showing others what you can do and that they can do it too. To me, you can’t say that you are going to do something when you’re not showing me you can do it. When you are talking the talk and walking the walk, you are showing yourself what you can do while you are still setting an example for others.
This old adage also means to me that you have to do good for others as well as yourself. This means that you help out the community like throwing Thanksgiving parties for the hungry and Christmas parties for the less fortunate kids so they can have fun and get something that they can’t afford. It also means that you should help yourself by going back to school if you didn’t finish and getting a job so that you can support your family. You don’t only have to set an example for others; you have to set an example for yourself. By then, you won’t be just talking the talk; you will be walking the walk as well.
When you just talk the talk and not walk the walk that to me is called procrastination. Nothing much but a hallow promise that does not get fulfilled. A dream that no one sees, that only you wish could someday happen without you doing much to make that dream come true. Talking the talk only gets you half way there. With no inspiration, you have to remember this, once you get the walking, no one can stop you. That is why most people talk the talk and walk the walk. No one or nothing can stop them.
Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk is a sign of brotherhood and leadership; helping out your fellow brothers in their time of need, doing what you know you should be doing, making the community a better place for people. Brotherhood is being there for your brothers and sisters and offering yourself to them as a sign of fellowship. To do for them as you would do for yourself. Taking the role of a leader and showing people the way to happiness. That, my friend, is talking the talk and walking the walk.

CRYSTAL