Here's an idea that I've talked about before (and is the basic idea of love and compassion in both the Christian and Buddhist worldviews.) I'll just call it contentment capitalism.
The background
Capitalism's premise is this: benefiting yourself benefits the whole. Economically this means that you earn as much as you can, you spend, and the economy benefits giving you more to spend. It's a self-perpetuating cycle. This is what our economy is based on (or atleast started off as.)
The proposition
I propose the same idea for happiness and contentment (actually it's not really my idea). So basically, we get "filled up" and from here we get the desire to fill others up (and not take advantage of/put down/kill them.)
The problem
I'm sort of wondering out loud here, but I'm just wondering if most people who are trying to change the world for the better are missing out on something? People who are discontented should perhaps focus on the discontent and unhappiness and insecurity and fear within themselves. Turn the looking glass in first.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” (Jesus in Matthew 7:3, NIV)
With a little below-surface thought, I hope you can see that sometimes going out of your way to so something for someone else can be a selfish act. I don't think, then, that it's much of a leap to see that meditation (which increases contentment, mindfulness, and compassion) can be a gift to those who are immediately affected by the meditator. Indeed, many buddhists believe in meditation as an act of humanitarianism!
You got any beef?
If you're into politics, you can see that this is sort of a rough translation from the conservative's view of economics- thus, I think it might be a bit easier for a conservative to stomach. For the one who's been supporting government programs to help- this may seem like a stretch- that the good of the poor man you see might be increased by you being happier. Instead of being forced to give him money, you could have a conversation with him- acknowledging him as an equal. You could give him respect instead of a dollar. Which one do you think you would rather have even if you were poor? Has the American corellation of material comfort and happiness got to you?
Mother Teresa said, "There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation in this world than for bread." Is that so farfetched?
I'm running short on time, but I feel there is more to be written about this: specifically in one area: Contentment, happiness, and today's misconception on how to get it. Let me just say that the misconception is HUGE. It pervades everything we've ever been taught as Americans and takes time and energy to really grasp the truth about it- to get out of the worldview. This misconception lies very very deep in the Western subconscious (it's not just materialism) and I don't feel I have the time or energy right now to begin to grapple with it.
-Brett
Thursday, February 28, 2008
How to be an American in 7 easy steps!
How to really fit in as an American in the 21st century (that's what it's all about anyways, right?)
1. WATCH TV.
This is THE essential, the key, to fulfilling your role as the stereotypical American. This is absolutely vital to turning your mind off to the issues and questions of life.
The great mind number (pronounced "nummer") that is television thinks for you- without it you might have to actually think (and have time in which to do it.) Without the TV you wouldn't be plugged into materialism or the glorification of money and sex. What then would be your aim? No, no, TV is the only way.
*Remember: we are an entertainment-centered culture. That means videogames, movies, and of course non-stop shows to help keep your mind off things. Always keep it running in the background if you are forced to actually do something.
2. Give in to what the TV wants you to do.
It's working hard on programming your subconscious so just let yourself do what you're programmed to do. Buy the bigger TV/house because that'll make you happy. Find a really good-looking girl, but make sure she looks just like the ones you see on TV. Girls- make sure you try to look like the women on TV: after all life's really not worth living until you look like that. And of course, buy what they tell you to buy and chase the things that your favorite characters chase- you're so close to the happy ending, all you have to do is just get what they have- THEN you'll be happy.
3. Never read a book.
This might accidentally trip on your mind. Good God, you might even be thinking without trying! If you must read, read something that Oprah tells you or something that'll really agree with what you think about life already.
God forbid you would think that there's any other way of life than growing up wealthy and not having to worry about finding food, fear of the government, or anything terrible (and fictional) like that.
4. Make sure your mind stays closed.
Make sure you have the same ideas about life that your parents have- after all, you really owe that to them. The beliefs that were programmed into you as a kid are absolutely 100% correct.
If your parents went to church, keep going to church. Muslims, Buddhists, Atheists- they're all just wrong. What's my reason for that? That's easy because my parents told me! If your parents were atheists, then you were just lucky to be gifted with "intellectual parents". Those religious people are so DUMB. Never question things. You're an American for God sakes, life is great! (right?)
All that holistic health and meditation crap is for hippies. It's just weird. "They" say it can make my life better, but I just don't see it getting much better than this.
5. Go to church every once in awhile (or every Sunday).
Go every once in awhile because it makes you feel good. You've done your Christian duty for the week so now you can feel good. Make sure you go just enough to get into heaven. Just enough for everyone to see that you're a good person.
Never "read persay" your Bible on your own. It's just a nice thing to have around the house and reading it might take discipline, patience, and time and how could it really be worth that? Keep your prayers short before you go to bed and make sure you just ask for the stuff you want.
6. DO
Make sure you view everyday as a to-do list of things to check off. When you hang out with friends, it might be like you're checking them off too, but hey- you're being productive (by productive of course, I mean constantly busy). This is really hard to escape for an American so don't even try.
7. Finally, make sure you've got the American plan for your life.
Don't worry about this one. You know it even though you don't know you know it. It's one of those ways we've been programmed to think. Go to college so you can get a good, high-paying job.
Make sure you meet your spouse when you're between 21-27 and settle down, have kids, and live happily ever after. What's the big goal of life? Well... ... don't worry about that. Just keep heading down the road that everyone else seems to be moving down.
With that, my friends, you can all fit the happy American mold. Depression is part of the mold nowadays, but that's what the TV (or drugs or beer) are there for. You NEED these distractions because they're much easier than dealing with the real issues in your life.
I've got to go now- there's a new celeb reality show on MTV. I heard that there's some hot blonde whose top almost comes off, so it's a must see. To be honest, this will probably be my last post- I had to think a bit too much and typing for no reason? C'mon, what's the point in that?
- Ihaf Gnomined
1. WATCH TV.
This is THE essential, the key, to fulfilling your role as the stereotypical American. This is absolutely vital to turning your mind off to the issues and questions of life.
The great mind number (pronounced "nummer") that is television thinks for you- without it you might have to actually think (and have time in which to do it.) Without the TV you wouldn't be plugged into materialism or the glorification of money and sex. What then would be your aim? No, no, TV is the only way.*Remember: we are an entertainment-centered culture. That means videogames, movies, and of course non-stop shows to help keep your mind off things. Always keep it running in the background if you are forced to actually do something.
2. Give in to what the TV wants you to do.
It's working hard on programming your subconscious so just let yourself do what you're programmed to do. Buy the bigger TV/house because that'll make you happy. Find a really good-looking girl, but make sure she looks just like the ones you see on TV. Girls- make sure you try to look like the women on TV: after all life's really not worth living until you look like that. And of course, buy what they tell you to buy and chase the things that your favorite characters chase- you're so close to the happy ending, all you have to do is just get what they have- THEN you'll be happy.
3. Never read a book.
This might accidentally trip on your mind. Good God, you might even be thinking without trying! If you must read, read something that Oprah tells you or something that'll really agree with what you think about life already.
God forbid you would think that there's any other way of life than growing up wealthy and not having to worry about finding food, fear of the government, or anything terrible (and fictional) like that.4. Make sure your mind stays closed.
Make sure you have the same ideas about life that your parents have- after all, you really owe that to them. The beliefs that were programmed into you as a kid are absolutely 100% correct.
If your parents went to church, keep going to church. Muslims, Buddhists, Atheists- they're all just wrong. What's my reason for that? That's easy because my parents told me! If your parents were atheists, then you were just lucky to be gifted with "intellectual parents". Those religious people are so DUMB. Never question things. You're an American for God sakes, life is great! (right?)
All that holistic health and meditation crap is for hippies. It's just weird. "They" say it can make my life better, but I just don't see it getting much better than this.
5. Go to church every once in awhile (or every Sunday).
Go every once in awhile because it makes you feel good. You've done your Christian duty for the week so now you can feel good. Make sure you go just enough to get into heaven. Just enough for everyone to see that you're a good person.
Never "read persay" your Bible on your own. It's just a nice thing to have around the house and reading it might take discipline, patience, and time and how could it really be worth that? Keep your prayers short before you go to bed and make sure you just ask for the stuff you want.6. DO
Make sure you view everyday as a to-do list of things to check off. When you hang out with friends, it might be like you're checking them off too, but hey- you're being productive (by productive of course, I mean constantly busy). This is really hard to escape for an American so don't even try.
7. Finally, make sure you've got the American plan for your life.
Don't worry about this one. You know it even though you don't know you know it. It's one of those ways we've been programmed to think. Go to college so you can get a good, high-paying job.
Make sure you meet your spouse when you're between 21-27 and settle down, have kids, and live happily ever after. What's the big goal of life? Well... ... don't worry about that. Just keep heading down the road that everyone else seems to be moving down.With that, my friends, you can all fit the happy American mold. Depression is part of the mold nowadays, but that's what the TV (or drugs or beer) are there for. You NEED these distractions because they're much easier than dealing with the real issues in your life.
I've got to go now- there's a new celeb reality show on MTV. I heard that there's some hot blonde whose top almost comes off, so it's a must see. To be honest, this will probably be my last post- I had to think a bit too much and typing for no reason? C'mon, what's the point in that?
- Ihaf Gnomined
Monday, January 14, 2008
Brett's Politics
With everyone doing naked cartwheels in their yard concerning the big '08 election coming up, politics is a big word. Change seems to be an even bigger word with this particular election.
To everyone groaning for change
To all the people waiting for their lives to be revolutionized by the next presidential candidate, I'm sorry to disappoint you but it's just not going to happen.
To you who are waiting for policy changes to make people happy and be able to live amazing, fulfilling lives, I'm sorry but that's also unlikely.
Before I go any further, I want to say one thing: I want change. I want change badly, as much as the most liberal democrats. I want peace, happiness, and love for our neighbors (even, no especially, neighbors living in the financial or emotional slums). I want the world to be a good place and I really believe that it could be. The thing is, we're going about it all wrong. Read on, I'll elaborate.
Politically, if you wanted to label me, I would be somewhere between Conservative and Apathetic and here's how I see things. Here's how it is and here is the only way things will change.
The Heart of the Matter
The heart of my view lies in the fact that programs/policies/speeches/bills/laws do not have the power to change people or change the world. When you make people do something, you are chipping at the external. Change, real change, occurs from the inside out.
No bill, law, tax break, educational program, soup kitchen, or handout will make a bad man good. In fact, it is likely to make a bad man worse.
Change occurs, I believe, when God comes into the equation. I believe people grow up and improve spiritually first. People have a spiritual need. Whether or not that need is met, pours over into their feelings and emotions. These feelings and emotions then show themselves as thoughts and finally actions. When we rant and rave about politics inciting change, we concentrate on the actions, but this is really just the chipping away at the outside I mentioned earlier.
Real change, world-changing change, occurs from the inside-out.
Right now, atleast, I think that's with God, through Jesus. The individual is loved on through direct experience and through the people around him. As a result of the love showed for him, a man will eventually want to love around him.
What society would you like to be part of? How about one where elected officials take 2 percent of your money and throw it at poor people? Sounds pretty good, right? I wonder if we can't do better.
A better life?
How about one where a person is loved. He's got a loving relationship with God and those around him. This person walks down the street and sees people that are hurting and he feels compassion and get this, wants to do something. He finds a charity that he identifies with and is fulfilling a real need and gives. He realizes that a stereo for him could be an education for a kid in Africa or a few months worth of meals for his neighbor down the street. He realizes that a stereo isn't what makes him happy anyways- it's his God and his friends. That's all he really needs.
So he helps get a friend hooked up with this whole "God thing," and though it takes time and patience, the friend eventually starts to feel different. He starts to feel loved. Now his feelings and emotions are changing, his thoughts are different and because of that, his actions start to reflect that. The outward growth continues when he finds a friend and his friend finds a friend...
What do you think?
I believe that one person on fire for a cause has more potential than something that makes its way through the Senate and House- even if you throw cash at it.
What's more inspiring to you- a person making $8.00/hr for a federally funded school program, or a Fortune 500 CEO taking a week off work to spend some time talking to and giving to homeless people- not because he wants to look good, not because the government is making him, not even because he feels he should, but because he feels for someone else? He sees a person when he looks into their eyes. Programs have no power for true change, but genuine examples have the power to inspire. God has the power to change. It lies on the inside.
Resist the Temptation of Guilt
**A disclaimer here is that guilt is not the answer to getting people to cough up their dough. Guilted giving is not giving, it is guilt.
Love and example is our only hope for the tight-walleted codger. Love them, whether it be showing concern, giving gifts, words of affirmation, or whatever makes them feel loved. Show them that you have compassion for people with addictions and that you really love to give to charities that help.
One of my favorite thinkers (and one of my favorite thinker's favorite thinkers) gets to the heart of the matter. To me this is the underlying key to change.
"A thing must be loved before it is lovable."
-G.K. Chesterton
also,
"We love because He first loved us."
- 1 John 4:19
So there you have it. My solution to change involves two steps on different fronts.
The Two Prongs of the Fork
First, politically, freedom must be preserved. That means economic freedom, freedom of religion, etc. This is why I'll probably always vote conservative- because they are "hands-off". Conservatives don't believe that programs do much, and neither do I. I vote Conservative not because the idea of conservatism will change the world, but simply because conservatism allows the freedom to find real answers and the freedom to give- not by force, but through compassion.
Secondly, find God, or even better, ask God to find you. He'll show you love. Through always different means, God will show you if you ask. He'll show you how to heal, how to accept love, and once that love starts to fill you up, the overflow will eventually spill onto others.
Recommendation: Changes that Heal (book)
To the non-believer, in this system, the only advice I can give is keep searching. Search for the faith of intellectual giants and of really, the greatest men of all time. Crack open the mind and find the God of Chesterton, Lewis, Doestoevsky, Kierkegaard, Washington, Lincoln, Donne, Milton, and Samuel Johnson, of Malcom Muggeridge, William Wilberforce, Bach, Newton, and Faraday.
Recommendation: Ravi Zacharias
THAT is my outline for change.
The illusion of education
To those who believe that education is the answer, that education alone is the key to a better world full of better people. You must understand that this is not true. That something more, something deeper is needed. Need I remind you that the greatest atrocities the world has seen have come at the hands of the most educated men. No, a good education does not ensure a good man. Good people start in the heart and work their way up.
All I ask for
My wish is that when you hear candidates this year promising change, ask HOW, before you give them your vote.
Change happens with change in one man's heart, following his Lord's greatest commandment- to love his neighbor as himself.
To everyone groaning for change
To all the people waiting for their lives to be revolutionized by the next presidential candidate, I'm sorry to disappoint you but it's just not going to happen.
To you who are waiting for policy changes to make people happy and be able to live amazing, fulfilling lives, I'm sorry but that's also unlikely.
Before I go any further, I want to say one thing: I want change. I want change badly, as much as the most liberal democrats. I want peace, happiness, and love for our neighbors (even, no especially, neighbors living in the financial or emotional slums). I want the world to be a good place and I really believe that it could be. The thing is, we're going about it all wrong. Read on, I'll elaborate.
Politically, if you wanted to label me, I would be somewhere between Conservative and Apathetic and here's how I see things. Here's how it is and here is the only way things will change.
The Heart of the Matter
The heart of my view lies in the fact that programs/policies/speeches/bills/laws do not have the power to change people or change the world. When you make people do something, you are chipping at the external. Change, real change, occurs from the inside out.
No bill, law, tax break, educational program, soup kitchen, or handout will make a bad man good. In fact, it is likely to make a bad man worse.
Change occurs, I believe, when God comes into the equation. I believe people grow up and improve spiritually first. People have a spiritual need. Whether or not that need is met, pours over into their feelings and emotions. These feelings and emotions then show themselves as thoughts and finally actions. When we rant and rave about politics inciting change, we concentrate on the actions, but this is really just the chipping away at the outside I mentioned earlier.
Real change, world-changing change, occurs from the inside-out.
Right now, atleast, I think that's with God, through Jesus. The individual is loved on through direct experience and through the people around him. As a result of the love showed for him, a man will eventually want to love around him.
What society would you like to be part of? How about one where elected officials take 2 percent of your money and throw it at poor people? Sounds pretty good, right? I wonder if we can't do better.
A better life?
How about one where a person is loved. He's got a loving relationship with God and those around him. This person walks down the street and sees people that are hurting and he feels compassion and get this, wants to do something. He finds a charity that he identifies with and is fulfilling a real need and gives. He realizes that a stereo for him could be an education for a kid in Africa or a few months worth of meals for his neighbor down the street. He realizes that a stereo isn't what makes him happy anyways- it's his God and his friends. That's all he really needs.
So he helps get a friend hooked up with this whole "God thing," and though it takes time and patience, the friend eventually starts to feel different. He starts to feel loved. Now his feelings and emotions are changing, his thoughts are different and because of that, his actions start to reflect that. The outward growth continues when he finds a friend and his friend finds a friend...
What do you think?
I believe that one person on fire for a cause has more potential than something that makes its way through the Senate and House- even if you throw cash at it.
What's more inspiring to you- a person making $8.00/hr for a federally funded school program, or a Fortune 500 CEO taking a week off work to spend some time talking to and giving to homeless people- not because he wants to look good, not because the government is making him, not even because he feels he should, but because he feels for someone else? He sees a person when he looks into their eyes. Programs have no power for true change, but genuine examples have the power to inspire. God has the power to change. It lies on the inside.
Resist the Temptation of Guilt
**A disclaimer here is that guilt is not the answer to getting people to cough up their dough. Guilted giving is not giving, it is guilt.
Love and example is our only hope for the tight-walleted codger. Love them, whether it be showing concern, giving gifts, words of affirmation, or whatever makes them feel loved. Show them that you have compassion for people with addictions and that you really love to give to charities that help.
One of my favorite thinkers (and one of my favorite thinker's favorite thinkers) gets to the heart of the matter. To me this is the underlying key to change.
"A thing must be loved before it is lovable."
-G.K. Chesterton
also,
"We love because He first loved us."
- 1 John 4:19
So there you have it. My solution to change involves two steps on different fronts.
The Two Prongs of the Fork
First, politically, freedom must be preserved. That means economic freedom, freedom of religion, etc. This is why I'll probably always vote conservative- because they are "hands-off". Conservatives don't believe that programs do much, and neither do I. I vote Conservative not because the idea of conservatism will change the world, but simply because conservatism allows the freedom to find real answers and the freedom to give- not by force, but through compassion.
Secondly, find God, or even better, ask God to find you. He'll show you love. Through always different means, God will show you if you ask. He'll show you how to heal, how to accept love, and once that love starts to fill you up, the overflow will eventually spill onto others.
Recommendation: Changes that Heal (book)
To the non-believer, in this system, the only advice I can give is keep searching. Search for the faith of intellectual giants and of really, the greatest men of all time. Crack open the mind and find the God of Chesterton, Lewis, Doestoevsky, Kierkegaard, Washington, Lincoln, Donne, Milton, and Samuel Johnson, of Malcom Muggeridge, William Wilberforce, Bach, Newton, and Faraday.
Recommendation: Ravi Zacharias
THAT is my outline for change.
The illusion of education
To those who believe that education is the answer, that education alone is the key to a better world full of better people. You must understand that this is not true. That something more, something deeper is needed. Need I remind you that the greatest atrocities the world has seen have come at the hands of the most educated men. No, a good education does not ensure a good man. Good people start in the heart and work their way up.
All I ask for
My wish is that when you hear candidates this year promising change, ask HOW, before you give them your vote.
Change happens with change in one man's heart, following his Lord's greatest commandment- to love his neighbor as himself.
Commies
I'm close-minded to few things but communism on a large scale is one of them. Any system that relies on people being altruistic rather than individualistic is bound to fail. Communism is the manifest of this idea that "we all want to serve the greater good." In the major Commie cases (China and Russia), corruption, greed, and a lack of responsibility have of course come up. Fear, then, must be used to control people....
Ok so that doesn't sound like much fun at all. A successful economic and political system is one that recognizes that people inherently only care about themselves. This is in keeping with the Christian view that humans are weak, self-centered, prideful, etc. Capitalism is the best system so far as it provides incentives for this. It is politics based on incentive ahead of you rather than the lash behind you.
What if I want to be the next Mao?
Communism on a small scale is possible and would probably be great. It could promote the feeling of tackling things as a team, inclusiveness, and a myriad of positive things.
Well then, how small is small? I would say small enough that each member feels a sense of personal responsibility for the outcome of the commune. China fails because being 1 in a billion, the individual feels that his work is unimportant (because, really, it is). Could you feel directly responsible with 100 people? 1000 people? I don't know. Find that number and you'll be in Marx paradise.
In short, communism falls short because it makes the false assumption that people are good. This of course, is not the current state of affairs. Capitalism prevails because it makes the correct assumption that people are greedy.
Ok so that doesn't sound like much fun at all. A successful economic and political system is one that recognizes that people inherently only care about themselves. This is in keeping with the Christian view that humans are weak, self-centered, prideful, etc. Capitalism is the best system so far as it provides incentives for this. It is politics based on incentive ahead of you rather than the lash behind you.
What if I want to be the next Mao?
Communism on a small scale is possible and would probably be great. It could promote the feeling of tackling things as a team, inclusiveness, and a myriad of positive things.
Well then, how small is small? I would say small enough that each member feels a sense of personal responsibility for the outcome of the commune. China fails because being 1 in a billion, the individual feels that his work is unimportant (because, really, it is). Could you feel directly responsible with 100 people? 1000 people? I don't know. Find that number and you'll be in Marx paradise.
In short, communism falls short because it makes the false assumption that people are good. This of course, is not the current state of affairs. Capitalism prevails because it makes the correct assumption that people are greedy.
On what I've been up to
Well.
Although I have not been writing as much as I thought I would for this blog, I assure you that I have been writing. My focus has really switched, though, from philosophy and religion to God and myself. Note that I think there is a fundamental difference between religion ("I'm a Muslim and I believe in _____") and God.
Also, I make a distinction between philosophy (which attempts to understand the universal) and me (which is personal).
Much of my focus has been psychological/"touchy-feely" stuff. It's been alot of examining feelings, looking at the past, wondering about links between the two and so forth. I have actually been writing like a madman but most of the stuff is personal meaning that:
a) I don't want to disclose it
and
b) It probably wouldn't be that interesting or applicable to you.
In any case here's a post that may be...
Although I have not been writing as much as I thought I would for this blog, I assure you that I have been writing. My focus has really switched, though, from philosophy and religion to God and myself. Note that I think there is a fundamental difference between religion ("I'm a Muslim and I believe in _____") and God.
Also, I make a distinction between philosophy (which attempts to understand the universal) and me (which is personal).
Much of my focus has been psychological/"touchy-feely" stuff. It's been alot of examining feelings, looking at the past, wondering about links between the two and so forth. I have actually been writing like a madman but most of the stuff is personal meaning that:
a) I don't want to disclose it
and
b) It probably wouldn't be that interesting or applicable to you.
In any case here's a post that may be...
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Schopy
Though I think Schopy's brand of philosophy is towards the pointless side of things, I like this quote by him.
“To attain something desired is to discover how vain it is; and…though we live all our lives in expectation of better things, we often at the same time long regretfully for what is past. The present, on the other hand, is regarded as something quite temporary and serving only as the road to our goal. That is why most men discover when they look back on their life that they have the whole time been living ad interim, and are surprised to see that which they let go by so unregarded and unenjoyed was precisely their life, was precisely in expectation of which they lived.” --Schopenhauer
I hate to dwell on this but living in the moment is a rarity in people nowadays.
-Brett
PS. Am I just procrastinating before finals? Maybe. Is it fun posting? Yes.
“To attain something desired is to discover how vain it is; and…though we live all our lives in expectation of better things, we often at the same time long regretfully for what is past. The present, on the other hand, is regarded as something quite temporary and serving only as the road to our goal. That is why most men discover when they look back on their life that they have the whole time been living ad interim, and are surprised to see that which they let go by so unregarded and unenjoyed was precisely their life, was precisely in expectation of which they lived.” --Schopenhauer
I hate to dwell on this but living in the moment is a rarity in people nowadays.
-Brett
PS. Am I just procrastinating before finals? Maybe. Is it fun posting? Yes.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Itunes You
Sweet. If you use Itunes at all you know that you can download songs through the Itunes store. Also, you can download audiobooks and my fav.: podcasts. Well now they added something extra: Itunes U.
Itunes U is classes from all the top schools in the country... in free downloadable format. Check it out. Already they've got everything from physics to metaphysics (and wouldn't you guess, the most popular class right now is on existentialism :) .) If you didn't guess, I'm taking "Existentialism in Literature" from UC-Berkeley and I love it. I listen to lectures on my 20 minutes to class in the mornings (and again on the way back.)
I think it's really exciting as opportunities for education pop up. With all the pointless technology and wasted resources that go along with it, it's a small comfort to know that someone can educate themselves through the library and now the internet for free. I realize that I am paying 80 grand for an education, but if you've seen my favorite movie then you know that that same education costs "$1.50 in late charges from the public library."
Check it out- there might be something that calls your name...
-Brett
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