At 16, you don't know what cynicism means. Almost everything is possible, and the world has come calling at your doorsteps....
At 19, cynics are cool creatures...
At 21, cynicism is cool. Yes, you are cool too....
At 25, cynicism is normal. You are the herd. But it's good being part of the herd....
At 28, cynicism is like cigatettes. You want to quit desparately, but the bastard just never seems to let go...
At 35, you are not a cynic anymore. Or you are useless, a wreck....
And Mo has written about Randy Pausch's lecture, so go check it. I am one of the trained-to-be-one-but-just-not-good-enough-to-be-a-geek-(and-realised-it-early) species, but I saw the 104 minute video straight at one go, so you should too... Nothing much to add to Mo's entry really, but will mention my take-home from the speech.
My take-home was this bit about how one should never lose the sense of wonderment.
At 19, cynics are cool creatures...
At 21, cynicism is cool. Yes, you are cool too....
At 25, cynicism is normal. You are the herd. But it's good being part of the herd....
At 28, cynicism is like cigatettes. You want to quit desparately, but the bastard just never seems to let go...
At 35, you are not a cynic anymore. Or you are useless, a wreck....
And Mo has written about Randy Pausch's lecture, so go check it. I am one of the trained-to-be-one-but-just-not-good-enough-to-be-a-geek-(and-realised-it-early) species, but I saw the 104 minute video straight at one go, so you should too... Nothing much to add to Mo's entry really, but will mention my take-home from the speech.
My take-home was this bit about how one should never lose the sense of wonderment.
That is so very correct, and so very apt.
Thank God, for there is sport.
Thank God, for there is sport.
1 comments:
Hmm never lose the sense of wonderment...how true that is...
In the struggle to keep reality in place and be in pace with it, I often forget, rather choose not to wonder what the deal is really all about. You know is one of those things, while you're so busy minding your P's and Q's that the A is forgotten.
Guess this was the same video you were talking about the other day, will give it a dekho and a sound ear...
Cheers,
Nayha
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