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mike t
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Date Posted: 20:41:31 08/23/02 Fri
In reply to:
JimmyJames
's message, "...and that's why Santa left coal in my stocking." on 13:40:21 08/23/02 Fri
Thales once said that you never step into the same river twice. Some people would argue, "Of course you do, it's still the mississippi" but I think they miss the point. The idea is that everything is always in flux, so whatever definative order we place on life, it is doomed to failure (much to our spite and god's delight). So we have to have a conversation with ourself and ask "Self, what the hell do I do now?" And My self typically says "you gotta do what you can to make yourself happy and well. . . worryig about security is dumb since, well. . . you can't be certain. . ." Thom Yorke said, "the best you can is good. . . . good enough" bUt now I'm doing all kinds of digressing. I guess the point is, well, Jimmy is right. We're sort of given an outline of the way things work and typically, that never happens. . . so we're sort of betrayed. But in a way, I think what the whole experiene of college, or life in general for that matter teaches us is that you do what you can to try and become what you want, and if it fails, you resolutly keep trying, or you go something else. I plan to teach in college one day, but I may very well end up a high school debate coach. No one can say. I think we all get tired of the rat race, but it's the only game in town. So what do you do. . . we'll there are rule's, but they're flexible, change them. Do what you can to survive in the wheel that would keep you happy and hopefully not just occupy your time until you die. . . god help me if I do that. or in Jimmy's case. . . get the degree you want and then, well. . . we'll see what happens. This however is just the humble opinion of a philosophy major (which to his family means unemployed are gardner). I don't know.
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