It’s amazing that putting aside 5 minutes a day for meditation made such a big impact on the lives of students at Concord High School. At first, I thought the students wouldn’t get into the routine of meditating everyday. Some students were sniggering and shaking their heads at the thought of even meditating. By the end of the documentary however, I was surprised to see that the same students showed drastic improvements in school and had changed their personality and work ethics.
Although I’ve never meditated before, I can see how meditation can help with the stress and the workload that we face in college. Sometimes being in a rush to finish our work sets us back even further. We start to get tunnel vision and feel exasperated from keeping track of deadlines and jumping between homework and projects. Meditation might be a good way to slow down and clear our heads of the noises that get stuck inside. This allows us to look at the work we have from a different perspective and organize ourselves. However, meditation might not work for everyone. Every person has their own way of dealing with stress, whether it’s listening to music or just taking a nap. I will definitely keep meditation in mind and try it out in the future.
