I Want To Be A Capitalist Pig

School isn't for everybody, as my neighbor will attest too. Some of us get through school and then swear an oath to ourselves to not waste any more time on such self inflicted tortures. While others like myself are gluttonous masochists.

For years I operated under the assumption that becoming a mother at an early age constituted stupidity in the third degree. That left me wide open to ridicule, especially after my children and I found ourselves being replaced by newer models. That and the blonde thing. It's not easy rising above the stereotypical. Not at a time when it seems that every decision I had made thus far was a bad one. Divorce court will do that.

That was several lifetimes ago. I now feel that having fully grown children at a fairly young age is sort of a second chance since I am still relatively youthful. I never gave myself credit for the accomplishment potpourri I was stock piling. I no longer underestimate myself; I think.
Everyone has the capability within themselves to do great things. If you want to approach it from a more modest stance you could say, anyone can be a catalyst effecting positive change in the world. That works too. It's of equal importance.

Personally, I don't believe I've ever done anything truly great, but I have managed to stumble through without causing too much damage. I don't think all the classes I've taken make me smarter, in fact, if I was so smart I wouldn't have needed to take them in the first place. A college degree doesn't make a person better than anyone else, simply better qualified to hold certain positions in the business community. It can work for you or against you. There's the claim of under-qualification and over-qualification. It's illegal to just come out and say you're not giving a person the job because you don't like the way they smell.

Today I started another class, a business class. I always find the great diversity of motivations that bring a class together interesting. We all came with our own dreams in tow. Part of me thinks that on some subconscious level we take such classes that ask us to wear our deepest desires on our sleeves to acquire validation and reassurance that we aren't idiots. The other part of me just wants to take advantage of our farms location-location-location as the instructor put it, without breaking any laws. Most want more. That's a good thing. That's what drives our capitalist society. It has made our country what it is today; that, and those sneaky package deals pushed by lobbying corporate giants.

So, maybe I'll open my little corner stand, I might even sell lots of produce and what-not. The trick isn't in making lots of money, it's in finding something you love to do, manifesting it and not losing everything in the process, and most importantly, doing it legally. Why compound a business disaster with legalities? Take a class or two. It won't hurt....much.
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3/15/2005 0:24 AM