From The Storyteller
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Thinking
As I have acknowledged before, I graduated in the top 60% of my high school class, and thinking about that distinction causes me to arrive at an obvious conclusion. We, the members of the bottom 50%, make up the most important group of every high school graduating class, because if high school was pass/fail – “most likely to succeed” and “class clown” could end up being the same person. Which naturally brings me to think about the Louisiana Legislature requiring the 10 Commandments to be displayed in every school classroom. I’m sure they have thought about how to fund this statewide mandate (maybe teachers can bring their copy from home). I'll bet they also know the person who'll chair the (soon to be created) committee to draft regulations for the proper classroom display of these “sacred” words. Which obviously caused me to think that there must be a "Gender Pronoun Naming Committee" somewhere working overtime. How else could they come up with the pronoun “Latinx” to gender identify the world’s entire Spanish speaking population. The idea of unifying gender identification to “X”, for a language that uses gender identity virtually everywhere, is pure genius. Which, of course, brings me to science thinking. When faced with an idea (hypothesis) that didn’t turn out the way they thought it would, they find comfort in paraphrasing Thomas Edison - Now we know one way that doesn’t work. Yes, the wisest thinkers aren’t always found in the top half. The unintended consequences of a decision can become one's biggest nightmare, and simply thinking something is the correct way to say or do something doesn’t make it right. I smile because it’s my experience that, while thinking is only a head thing, acting without thinking can make for a very long day. Moral: It’s a good idea to spend time thinking before you act. |