even on the freaking internet i guess i'm not normal. they talk about crushes and relationships and all that. what's wrong with me, then? all my friends - on here and in real life - have "little things" for someone. i don't. i've never felt attraction towards anyone. i'm in high school and still i don't know why i'm not dating or at the very least mooning after someone. i'm relatively sure i'm not homosexual, as i haven't felt attraction towards those of the female gender. but i'm not into "hunks" like all of my friends are. i'd just like to know what's wrong with me. i feel like this is some secret aspect of the world i'll always be shut out of, and i don't like that feeling. trust me, i'd like to like someone. but i don't. is that wrong? hell, i already know i'm wrong. and thank god that i'm not the nerd anymore. but still, for once, i would just like some closure.
okay, whose brilliant idea were grades? marks, i guess, if you're european. what do they prove? grades are supposed to demonstrate your mastery of a subject. well, welcome to the real world, philosophical thinkers. grades prove nothing - except maybe an aptitude for short-term memorization. i wish there was a school where i could be graded on understanding. i wish there were no tests or projects or oral presentations. well, welcome to the real world, em. that's never going to happen, not while humanity is stuck in this rut.
everyone should read ishmael: a journey of the mind and spirit. okay, the premise seems weird. who cares about a talking gorilla? but then you read it, and you realize so many things you've never even thought about. they speak of evolution and biology and the rise and fall of species: cold, hard facts. even if you're religious it's quite hard to dispute some of the things they bring up. it's disheartening to know that humanity is like a man on a bike pedaling for the moon. but it's also something that everyone should know. it is, quite easily, the best book i have ever read in my entire life. the writing itself isn't anything special. it's the content. i truly, honestly believe that if everyone read that book then the world would be a better place than it is today. it's one of those rare, life-changing books that stays with you forever. the only other book i've read anything like that is graceling - and kristin cashore is good, but she doesn't hold a candle to ishmael.