"Genius is wisdom and youth."
So there I am last night, lounging on the back porch, reading "Silent Bob
Speaks" by Kevin Smith, and sipping ginger ale with a spot of Jim Beam.
After a few drinks and a warm comfortable buzz, I stop. Not because I was
getting sick or tired or anything. I just didn't want to get shit-faced.
So I stopped. Then a frightening thought struck me... am I getting old
and prudent before having the chance to be young and foolish? As soon as
that idea hit, however, I had another realization:
Given the way things are headed, maybe that's not such a bad thing.
---
(p.s. the title is my favorite line from the stage version of "Spoon
River Anthology")
posted by Grover at 4/18/2005 01:02:00 PM
6 Comments:
There are those that would say wisdom and youth are mutally exclusive - certainly wisdom must be acquired, some might do that faster...
Getting old and prudent before having the chance to be young and foolish. LOL
My parents refer to that concept as "born middle-aged" - a label I've bourne since birth. ;)
Whether or not it's a bad thing is hard to tell, it can alienate you from your peers for sure.
(forewarning: I am in a pissy mood and the following is a lot of "poor me" crap)
1) I have no peers.
2) I am naive. Telling me that capricious youth is overrated is like Donald Trump telling a homeless street bum that having mountains of cash at your disposal is overrated. In the end, I'm 100% certain you're right, but I'd really like a chance to find out for myself.
Yes, "capricious youth" is a Joey Lauren Adams line from "Mallrats". Sue me. I am a Kevin Smith junkie.
Well you're about the same age as me, and I like to think of you as a friend - so I guess that would make me a peer of sorts.
And I respect you quite a lot.
The idea of the achievement of sentient life is that we pass on our experiences to save those that come after the trials we've been through. How many generations did we go through before we had worked out what was edible from poisonous, let alone got control of fire, or heaven forbid discovered and devised the technology of the modern world.
Not all lessons should, or even can, be learnt first hand.
Money won't buy you love, and the consequences of a capricious youth can be devastating indeed.
Mallrats is such a great film. "A scooner is a sailboat stupid head." LOL
I'm sorry. I wrote that comment after posting about college. I seriously was on the edge of tears, I was in such a bad mood. I appreciate everything you have said to me.
Being on the edge of tears should allow you a fair bit of slack. Other than to be entertained, what reason do we read this log for other than to support you when you're sad?
Always feel free to lean on us.
"All your heartache,
Hidden deep inside,
So there's no telling,
How many tears you've cried,
But like the river,
To the weeping willow tree,
I can hold your teardrops child,
So lean on me."
-- Lean On Me, Beth Orton
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