I once heard a saying that we are only as sick as our secrets. I like how it sounds. Do you? It makes a great bumper sticker. With that in mind, I'd like to reveal one of my deepest and darkest secrets in this post. There were times when a passing of this secret could overwhelmed me with self-loathing. And yet, there were other times when I took pride in it. I got your attention now, didn't I? You probably skipped to see if this is really juicy. Well, no need. The secret is this: I'm not really that smart. There you go, dug up and thrown into the open. Since I was a little kid I knew that there were a lot of people who had more on the brain power than I did. I tried to suppress this awareness, yes I did because I was taught that "we are all unique". I've tried to convince myself that I was special, or I was gifted (hey, I went to a gifted school). But then, one day I learned that with enough bright friends, even a dim dumb can light up a room. I like how it sounds. Do you?
Surrender is a powerful word. It runs against everything he was taught. He was taught to be dominant, to be the best. And after years of doing that, he arrived at the top, the pinnacle, the place where eagles crap. But he was still unhappy, because no matter how hard he fought, winning was an illusion. Then, he thought, what would happen if he just gave up? Maybe life isn't about dominating. So he surrendered and found a happiness he never dreamt of. But then, he met this guy who was even happier. You guess the rest what happened to him.
I went to see the new Pirates. It's good for what it is. The mermaids are the nice touch. We only get to meet one though. The mermaid, whose name is Syrena, with one of those hairstyles that cleverly conceals the dreamy chest, has a way of not coming far enough out of the water. I was also pleasantly amused by the sound of laughter coming from the movie goer next to me.
Hello friends. What are you doing this weekend?
-k
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