Wanderlusting (wanderlusting) wrote, @ 2008-06-13 16:06:00

A MESSAGE TO THE SENIORS
I know you think I’m gonna lecture you again.

Forget it. You’re too smart for that. You’re seniors. I can’t tell you nuthin’.

So instead, let me just say what a pleasure it was to get to know you and let me part of your lives. It was a true joy to have you in my English, Philosophy and Film classes. You were trusted with mature art and sophisticated works (Stephanie Guevarra termed many of them pornographic. Hahaha. BTW, never say “pornographic”, always use the term “sophisticated”...it makes the OTHER person look uneducated and a rube). You took those films and books and made yourself intellectually stronger.

You know I like brains. I appreciate your brains. Brains are very sexy. Your brains are, um, quite sophisticated.

It pleases me to know that you will use your immeasurable talents to go off into the world and challenge yourselves even further. The people you meet in college will be impressed by you and they’ll want to know what “private” school you went to to think the way you do.

You’re Carson, baby. Keep the flame flickering. When you come back to visit, tell us about the world you discovered out there and tell us how the world is reacting to you. As you know from all the past alumni who have come back to talk about their college experiences, everyone has to live it for themselves. I hope your first year is full of powerful new thoughts and insights.

Okay. I lied. Here’s my ONLY piece of advice: DON’T GET DISCOURAGED. Inevitably, you will have some bumpy times and you will feel over your head. That’s just YOU crashing into some crazy new dimension that you are not quite used to. You need to acclimate to your new environment. Take a breath. If you mess up, it ain’t the proverbial end of the world. More likely, you will devise a new strategy to get it right the next time.

You ALL know that even though you leave Carson, you ALWAYS have us to rely on. If you need any help, advice or a kick-in-the-ass, write Ms. North, Dr. Schuetze-Coburn, Ms. Bottlik, Ms. (Needs-to-go-to-anger-management-counseling) Koletty, Mr. Aquino, Ms. Herrera, Ms. Harger, Mr. Mertens, Ms. Weir, Mr. Perman, Mr. Soltysik, Ms. Harris, Mr. Burger or ANY of your other wise teachers. One of the things that Carson should have taught you is that we all help each other. We all learn from each other. ASA is both a concept AND a practice. We LIKE you! We WANT to see you succeed. Your success and ultimate happiness makes us thrilled!

Good karma begets good karma. A generosity of spirit and practical assistance never goes unrewarded; we all benefit from it and it should permeate throughout ASA.

Hopefully, one wishing-on-a-star day, it will permeate throughout the whole world.

Now Seniors, get outta here before you make me cry. Go out there and try not to have too much sophisticated fun.

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