The Happiness of Others. By Gianna Gorvan

    This month's blog is supposed to be about something that is important to us, and when thinking about my life I came up with so many ideas. I have so many people and things in my life that are important to me. My friends, my family, school, happiness, cheerleading, these are all things on my list of most important to me but they all come down to one thing. The happiness of others is truly what is most important to me. This seems like the most generic, cliche answer ever but I honestly cannot find anything else that tops it.
    A lot of times, people will tell you to put yourself first because in the end, nobody is going to be there for you forever, except for yourself. Contrary to this idea, I see the good side in people, sometimes far too often, and when I develop a connection with someone it is so important to me that they are happy. It is hard to please everyone and try and put your best foot forward, even on your worst day, but I have learned how to do this no matter how I am feeling because I value the people in my life so much.
    If someone I love is not happy, or even content, I feel like I need to do something. Everyone says they want others to be at their best state but often don't do anything to help. I cannot let my friend's or family member's bad feelings sit there and eat away at them. It is important to me that I do everything in my power to help bring people up. When my friends are sad, I feel the weight on my chest. This is not because they guilt me into it but simply because I care for them so much that I wish they never had to feel such pain. When my family is angry, I feel a burden to lighten the mood and make everyone crack a smile, simply because I want what is best for them.
    Sometimes it is hard to put others so high up on the importance scale in my life because sometimes it ends up making me put myself second. No matter how hard this gets for me, I am sure that I will never change this trait about myself. The friends and family in my life hold too big of a piece of my heart and I am grateful I have people that I can care about so much and because of how much I cherish our relationship I will always make sure they are happy or in a good state.
    To me, I would stop the world for someone if I could. If I could do anything in life it would be to ensure happiness to those I love, and nothing more. I hope that everyone I do this for knows just how important they are to my life and that I really will do everything I can to make sure they are happy, because seeing others smile is what makes me happy.