Attitude

My Thoughts

Yes, I’m a university student,

As you can see, I’m a pretty pathetic sight. What did you expect anyway?

I’m a university student.

It’s true, I can’t afford my tuition this year

Not with my new car and all.

Ya, I know my parents will pay for it,

But they tell me that I’ll have to pay for my own ski trip this year, what a bitch!

What do they expect from me? After all,

I’m a university student.

I know that I’m the most important person in the world,

I know this is true.

I guess there are people suffering somewhere,

Way over in Bosnia or Somalia, or some goddamn place like that.

Who cares. I’ve got problems too.

If I don’t finish this year with a 3.8 GPA,

I can kiss that 6 figure salary goodbye.

Ya, I know that I’m a selfish bastard, what did you expect? I’m a university student.

By the way, what did you get on the exam?

Oh....that’s good. The damn bastard beat me.

Why in the hell did I help him study anyway?

What was I thinking? That son of a bitch is going

to steal my job. I know he would if he had the chance. I’m going to really have to suck up to that old Prof now. What did you expect?

I’m a university student.

“*Oh, good morning sir!’’

God I hate him and his bullshit.

“*Great day, isn’t it?’’

Just between you and I, sir, I must say

that you are one of the best profs

I’ve had in my four years here. I really

respect your knowledge and teaching abilities.’’

Yes, I am as phoney as a three dollar bill, what did you expect? I’m a university student.

Yes, I’m a hypocrite. Yes, I’m prejudiced also.

No...I’m sorry, you’re not cool enough to talk to, or even ac- knowledge your existence. It’s really too bad that you are

dying in front of me. It wouldn’t look good for me to help you. You see, I have a reputation to keep. Besides, I have a big exam, and I’m only a little early. But buddy, if you do die, then that will be one less graduate in

the hunt for a job.

Keep struggling man. Life’s great.

--Bobby MacNevin

14/X-Press/November 11, 1993

‘“‘WITH OUR EYES, WE CAN SEE INTO THE SOUL’’

I think this is one of the most beautiful sayings I have ever heard. I don’t know who the original person was that said it, Ijust heard it from a man that I will never know.

As I meditate over the saying, I won- der if it is really true. Sometimes I look around, and I am saddened by the preju- dices I see. So many people hate the way someone dresses, or the colour of their skin, even who someone else chooses to sleep with.

I often wonder why people are like this. What horrible thing happened in their lives to make people judge others the way they do? Were they picked on as a child? Did their parents raise them to believe these things? Or are they just plain scared of the difference?

Maybe I am just an open-minded person. I think that we should appreciate a person for who they really are, on the inside. We should embrace the differ- ences and learn from them.

I think that everyone should try to get back to the basics. They should realize that we really are not all too different from one-another.

I also think that no matter how hard someone tries to deny it, we all have three things in common:

(1) People are afraid to die in a fire. : (2) People want to be loved, and give love - real love.

(3) Everyone has picked their noses at least once in their lives - even if just when they were two years old.

You might laugh at what I have to say, but I truly believe this in my heart. Some- times we have to look at the little things we have in common in order to really appreciate the beauty someone has in- side.

So what if someone is beige, brown, white, yellow or purple? Does it really matter if someone wears army boots, or has nine earrings, or dies their hair or- ange? Should glasses or braces, or the type of jeans someone wears really make a difference in whether they become your friend or not?

I think that this is a striking saying, one which I will remember for a long time. It is just too bad to know that some people miss out on what could be a wonderful relationship, because they are too blind to see.

--G. Kimpinski

What Do I Know

Alone. ;

Do I know alone?

Alone is when I sit

all by myself in my house, and listen to the echo

of emptiness.

Alone.

Yes, I know alone.

But you can not possibly feel what it is like to be alone, until you have sat

in a roomful of people and known

that not one of them shares your interests.

Need.

Do I know need?

Need is having nobody

sitting by my side on the couch, each and every evening

for months on end.

Need.

Yes, I know need.

Because everybody needs someone who can share,

the feelings that make them

the kind of friend

who will care,

about the same things

that no one else does.

Friend.

Do I know a friend?

A friend is someone who is there for n taking time from other things

to lend me a shoulder

on which to cry.

Friend.

Yes, I know a friend.

I have looked all my life

for someone who will always be aroun I searched everywhere on a never ending quest until I found

that one person

among all the rest.

Inside.

Do I know inside?

Inside is the part of me

that keeps me sane,

when the total silence

becomes unbearable.

Inside. :

Yes I know inside.

For I have searched deep inside

to find the person who is me,

and now I have no need

to ever be alone,

for you see,

I am my best friend,

and at last ~I am free. — LES