I think the best thing I learned in class today came from watching the film that documented Maya Lin's creative thought process while designing the Civil Rights and Vietnam Memorials. Surprisingly, the idea that I will take away most from the film is not how she managed to incorporate water into her memorial or even how she made a piece of art have the ability to make people cry just by looking at it. What I learned most from Maya Lin was her constant humility. Most people would brag all day about the renown she has earned, but it barely even phased her (in a good way) that her name will be forever cemented in history because of her work on the two memorials.
Taking this lesson into the real world is very practical. All you need to do is just scale it down a tad! In my every day life, it's easy to get wrapped up in the things I have accomplished and attained. However, I use the lesson taught by Maya Lin to never let my achievements in the past dampen my achievements of the future.
(I made that last sentence up on the spot! We should embroider that on a pillow...)
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