Playing House
That's what those two are doing. They're not mature adults who have started taking measures to give back to their parents and helping them gradually. No, no. Without going into too much detail, those two are the equivalent of two children who seemingly live an independent life but really and truly they are very far from it.
Whatever.
I'm connecting with more and more people on facebook. Some of my old friends have really made something of themselves. Other's are waiting for their moment but still working hard. And there are those who could do with a little direction. But who am I to judge. I'm really happy for a few particular girls; one who's finishing up with med school and one who's the vp of a computer company. We're getting together, (the vp and I) once I can schedule "having a life" somewhere on my calendar. It's so easy to be genuinely happy for those who don't expect praise or are so modest about themselves.
I know a girl (we graduated at the same time) who's doing her coursework for her PhD in English and the size of her ego is outrageous. I feel like deflating her balloon head and bringing her back to reality. English is no rocket science. There's nothing impressive about what she's doing. I suppose her ultimate goal is to become a professor. Give me a break. She's done so little since we graduated ie. didn't publish or take part in writing anything. The most she's done is become a TA. I really can't consider her as an accomplished individual. Many people I know have done so much and contributed a great deal.
Whatever.
GW
Whatever.
I'm connecting with more and more people on facebook. Some of my old friends have really made something of themselves. Other's are waiting for their moment but still working hard. And there are those who could do with a little direction. But who am I to judge. I'm really happy for a few particular girls; one who's finishing up with med school and one who's the vp of a computer company. We're getting together, (the vp and I) once I can schedule "having a life" somewhere on my calendar. It's so easy to be genuinely happy for those who don't expect praise or are so modest about themselves.
I know a girl (we graduated at the same time) who's doing her coursework for her PhD in English and the size of her ego is outrageous. I feel like deflating her balloon head and bringing her back to reality. English is no rocket science. There's nothing impressive about what she's doing. I suppose her ultimate goal is to become a professor. Give me a break. She's done so little since we graduated ie. didn't publish or take part in writing anything. The most she's done is become a TA. I really can't consider her as an accomplished individual. Many people I know have done so much and contributed a great deal.
Whatever.
GW
"Education is only noble if it is used in the service of others."
I know how you feel, GW (I'll try not to add Bush at the end :P). It's odd to see people striving to such intellectual heights, only to find out that emotionally they're still pretty insecure, or more surprisingly, they're coasting on the laurels of their achievement and don't plan to do anything with the knowledge they've taken so much trouble to earn. Weirds me out every time I hear about it.