Senior year isn’t too bad. Actually it’s pretty simple. I’ve gotten into the swing of things pretty efficiently… except it seems in seminary (the religion class I attend each morning before school). On Thursday, my teacher told us we would be going outside on Friday so we needed to bring jackets.

Well Friday, I was all ready to go and conquer this outdoor, early morning adventure. I left my house, picked up the young man I give rides to and went on my merry way (I even remembered my jacket). Well, I am almost to the church building when I realize that I had forgotten shoes. How in the world did I forget shoes! I tell my companion this, and of course, he laughs.

I arrive in all my barefoot glory, knowing this would be a problem. I was not crazy about the idea of walking around my church building, with rocks and plants and an asphalt parking lot, without shoes. Thankfully when I admitted my folly, a kindhearted girl in my class offered to share her shoes with me. She didn’t mock me because of my stupidity; she simply offered her assistance. Because of this generous soul, I did not have to go gallivanting through the church parking lot with unprotected feet. Thank heaven for people willing to share their shoes.

This lead me to wonder, why are most people prepared to mock the “shoeless” rather than offer them help, or simply leave them alone. Every year at De Soto we have some sort of social media account that mocks our fellow classmates. Good people, participate and find these things humorous. Well what if you were the one who had the embarrassing experience shared with the entire student body? Yeah, go ahead and say “Oh, I would just laugh” or “I don’t care.” You know you care, on some level. I know I’d care. I don’t want my personal life broadcast to all the world. I see the value in laughing at yourself, but some things are personal and should stay that way. Why can’t we just leave people alone? Why must we mock others?

Maybe we should evaluate ourselves. What is it that makes us mock the shoeless instead of offering our shoes?