More often than not, we "land up" in bad situations- not a choice, but a circumstance.
I didn't ask for this to happen to me.
I don't deserve this.
Life sucks- I hate grad school.
What did I ever do wrong that things had to come to this point?
How much longer must I put up with this before things go back to being normal again?
This is depressing.
After a not-so-great day, I stumbled across this guy- the Coconuter-
http://coconuter.blogspot.com/2004/12/introduction-about.html
To take your life in your hands and toss it to the winds, out of your own choice, your own free will- Immensely courageous, though some might (and probably did) say it's ridiculous. He probably gets more hits off Blogs of Note, but David the Coconuter definitely deserves more than a passing glance.
And another person, in some ways just as courageous-
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-01-24-robbery-call_x.htm
Both of them left me tonight with the same questions-
What was he thinking?
What pushed him to walk away from his life/ make that phone call?
Did he not know he would need money for his wife and child?/ Did he not know he would get caught?
What did he think was going to happen when he got there/ when he asked her out?
What keeps you going, when life sucks, and you hate grad school? And whatever it is-is it strong enough as the urges of these two men- for a date, for a meaningful life?
2 comments:
Hi, I just came across you blog from google. Interesting indeed, your last post was - how would you compare the two people David and Brent? And more than that, how do you compare their situation with your situation in grad school? I should warn you - this may be a rather lengthy post. Anyway, your post intrigued me enough to write this to you!
David seems to have struggled through pressures of school life and still excelled in his academics. In spite of the promise his education holds the future, he decided to let go of it and pursue "meaning of life". What made him do that? In looking closely into his blog, I can see more of he's doing a lot of sight-seeing, and starting a family too. Is it just that he wanted to get away from all the pressures and a third-world country might be a better place to live a more relaxed life? Had he been pushed enough to renounce the comforts of luxury his life in America has to offer? Or, is there some other reason?
As for Brent, I think his urge to call the girl was mere stupidity. There is limited room for anymore analysis in this case.
As for yours, grad school sucks - that's pretty much what I have heard always and what I felt too when I was in grad school. So how is your urge to live a more meaningful life going to come out?
-A
Hi,
Thanks for your comments- Frankly, that was just a rant, until you brought up these questions :)
How I compare them- each of them, for a brief period of time, stepped out of the character they "usually" are long enough to make a difference in their own lives- one way or the other.
Brent- yes, i came across him on the weirdest work stories of the year. But I choose to imagine there was a little more behind his actions. If you want the romantic version- he thought of this girl as THE ONE for him. He could be a serial-nutritionist, inviting pizza-orderers out on dates and converting them to healthier foods.
For some reason, the woman was, to him, more than just another poor schmuck he wanted to rob. (I could come up with more options, but that would be a whole other post).
Grad school- well yes, sometimes it does. And sometimes your advisor tells you he wishes he had your bright idea, and then its golden :)
Somewhere between those two extremes, there's got to be a meaning to it all.
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