Dear Disillusioned,
I know you don’t like taking advice, but I’m better placed than anyone has ever been to dish it out. Go to Rhodes. I know where your mind is at right now, and it’s not a good place but excuses will get you no where in life. Confess your fears; people will always be willing to help. I can’t stress how imperative it is that you don’t let this opportunity slip. You’ve been dying to get away from home, to leave the insensitive, money chasing, steroid pumped suburban life style. So what are you waiting for? But old me, don’t expect too much of a change in attitudes and perceptions when you get to varsity. People are more open minded, sure. But you can’t expect to stop encountering inane and brainless people, carbon copies of the dross spewing imbeciles of your home town. Unfortunately university selection policies don’t have a way of filtering out these individuals. Be patient, they’re still there. A few in your row in the lecture theatre, one down your corridor in res, a couple near you at the pub- they didn’t go anywhere. Learn to deal with these people and you’ll have a brilliant year. Tough as it is, be a cynic about love. I know you, so I’ll tell you this- wipe the goofy grin off your face and the stars out of your eyes and learn to be more perceptive. I can only give you this advice, I can only hope to God (and yes your faith will be tested) that you take it.
Communal living will test your limits but will teach you tolerance. Don’t ignore the lessons on tolerance, and don’t be afraid to call Rhodes home.
Regards,
An older, wiser you
1 comment:
this blog is somehow qiute similar to my own in that the relationship implied is that of the older brother mentoring the younger. the tone is pretty straight forward without the usual "once upon a time" narrative tone. the author is clear with regards to how his younger self ought to carry himself at rhodes without being too metaphorical. this might impose a problem, however, in terms of how we are expected to produce 'actions' and 'character' within our bloggs, with metaphors being among the most useful tools in producing such. the discriptive language the author uses is good, and the humour suggested within these discriptions is well organized. if there is anything in which this blogg differs from mine it is the use of more discriptive language-i didn't qiute exploit this tool in my own. one may also argue, however, that the language used by the author could have been a bit simpler.
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