We really do have all the answers. All the facts are shoved down our throats in high school so that we can regurgitate the answers and get a composite score on tests so important only acronyms will suffice. And we don't end up using most of this information. That's fine with me, I wouldn't expect to have to know how to take a third derivative to manage a checking account, or name all the elements in increasing order of atomic number to get a job. But I understand the system. You see how much each person is mentally capable of achieving so that they are placed in society in a way that utilizes gifts and abilities. The academic world makes sense to me, I just don't like it. Seems like there's a lot more to somebody's usefulness than what they score on a test, and colleges for the most part don't know what they're getting when they accept a student. Seems to me like picking the right college is a hit or miss. I think I'd be a little more content with things right now if I knew what the heck I wanted to do with my life. The opportunities are there; me saying I'm a math major is almost immediately followed by someone reassuring me that I will easily find a successful career if I continue to study math. Do you (whoever you are) realize that I'm 18 years old right now and I sometimes feel like I haven't even begun to live my life? I do have some awesome memories and powerful stories acquired through the years, but really living? I'm still on my way there. According to Wikipedia, the life expectancy for males in the USA is 75.6 years. This means that I have lived roughly one fourth of my life. I don't think it was the original design of God to spend 1/4 of your life preparing to live the next 3/4. If life is really about serving and helping people, sign me up for a life-long contract, because I feel like everything else would pale in comparison.
Seeing as I had the unique opportunity to attend a Christian school, we even received all the spiritual answers. We wrote essays upon essays upon essays about doing the right things. Go find everyone that graduated from CCS 5, 10, 15 years ago. Are these answers still relevant and living in their lives? For some, yes, thankfully. But what about the others? Did the truth wear off? I wish I knew the answer to this, because changing this would make all the difference in society for now and the future. Mr. Black is writing a paper on this topic, and I can't wait to read it. It's 1:11 AM and if I rant too much longer I'm bound to say some things I'll strongly regret saying. If I didn't cross that line already.
Oh well,
Corey
1 comment:
I think it's less about what you're doing than the people you encounter and potentially change while doing it.
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