Saturday, October 10, 2015

Andrew Hardy Assignment 5

Among the throngs of high school and college graduates, many individuals become lost. Whether reduced to an unemployement statistic, or a hopeless, single person pushing papers for the next ten years, they lose significant to themselves, and the world. I have no wish to be forgotten in the midst of the modern machine. When I grow up, I want to be clever. Countless men and women write desperate YouTube comments or Onion parodies, begging for some recognition of their wit. They understand how devastating dullness can be, but their attempts are far more painful. Cleverness is no commodity, nor can it be tarnished or lost, like reputation or charm. Far beyond online bloggers or the frustrated millennial at a party quoting David Foster Wallace, true cleverness has inherent beauty. No matter what my career may be, or who I marry, those things fade fade. Anything that can be obtained can be lost. With that fear ever-present in your mind, how can any acquisition be rewarding? Cleverness does not succumb to such disappointments. Whether it's finding humour on your death bed, or amusing yourself while doing English homework, cleverness is a constant companion.

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