I'm so Darned Smart

Greetings, simpletons of the world! The moniker "simpleton", of course, having been granted the illustrious award of describing you. Can you diagram the previous sentence? I thought not. You, being a mere pedestrian, could not even begin to fathom such complicated things as subject, predicate, the subordinate clause, or even something as rudimentary as the syntax of a passive sentence; yet, still you persist in writing out every last one of your puerile dialogues and fantasies. The most amusing part of the debacle that you refer to as life, is that you post these insipid, stream of consciousness perversions of the English Language as if they had even a modicum of value. Yes, you are allowed to speak and write as you wish in the United States of America, but this mistake of astronomical proportions can be solely attributed to the founding fathers' inability to have anticipated the moribund path of the French Enlightenment, as it would eventually become an absolute and inalienable right for puffins, dolts, dunces, blockheads, and tomnoddys such as yourself.

Hate me yet? I would hope, beyond all hope, that you would at this point. Not because I like to be hated, but because the previous paragraph was only meant to act as a demonstration of what most people despise: the intellectual snob. Heck, even I despise its tone. I probably even made a few errors to boot.

Myself, I have a huge problem with hating any one person-but I can, and frequently do, disagree with some of the things that certain people do and say. One of my major pet peeves can be summed up with one word: "Arrogance". The preceding paragraph, if I am correct, is rather arrogant, but does not even come close to matching the level that some otherwise good and kind people attain during their lives. This is not necessarily anyone's fault, per say-rather, it just so happens that some people get a little to confident in their abilities. And, eventually, these people cannot help but to lord their talents over everyone else as if no one else in the world were worthy of even possessing an intellect.

It is unlikely that this situation will change at any time in the near future. So, you may ask, how does one deal with such a person? Personally, I believe the best response to be no response. Ignoring a blowhard will lower their confidence, which is not generally advisable for anyone else-but in this case, it is necessary. Due to excessive confidence, a person such as one who would write or come back with snide and vain remarks to any thought you may present them, must be ignored. This is the only way to make it out with your own ego intact.

When I suggest that your ego must remain intact, I mean, not just that you should maintain confidence, but also that you must not allow such a person to alter your personality, or outlook on life. Many people become cynical due to contact with such persons, often in a university setting, and never fully recover. This is a loss for both the individual for whom his ego has been minced, as well as for the world.

I'm not saying that we're all destined to save the world; however, we all play a crucial part in its wellbeing. And of course, by that, I mean the wellbeing of the every single person you even so much as make eye contact with.

One of my high school English teachers had something to say regarding this topic. According to Randy Corn (or Mr. Corn, as I referred to him), there are two ways to bring yourself up in the world. The first is to push everyone else down who surround you in life. When actually put into words, I do not believe that many people find this to be an appealing concept. The second, and more reasonable method, is to lift everyone else up with you. Think about it. A world where you've crushed the spirits of everyone you know, or a world wherein everyone is able to laugh, cry, smile, and frown with you in your intellectual and practical adventures throughout your life.

I leave it to you to choose.