It was brought to my attention yesterday that I'm becoming bitter and cynical already. And I'm only a spry 20something (I say this because I can never remember how old I am until I think about it, and I prefer not to use the back arrow). And it's true, I'm starting to dislike the people I'm trying hardest to help. The saying goes "Give a man a fish he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat forever." But what I keep seeing over and over is that you teach him to fish and he says "Great, now can I have a fish?" Too many people who are scraping the bottom of the economic barrel are there because they refuse to do anything to help themselves. Too many people on welfare and other aid programs see it as a free handout they are entitled to as Americans, and choose not to make an effort to work or better themselves or society. I've even seen women who go around getting knocked up for the checks, then are single moms with 6+ kids who never help them. The kids haven't got a shot in the world, all so mom can get the child support checks instead of getting a job. So why keep trying to help those who won't help themselves? I do it because of the few who do try, for the few who made a few bad choices, or out of necessity had to drop out of school and work.
It's also March Madness time. I've seen 2 similar commercials, both featuring a glass slipper. One says "It's March, there are no Cinderella stories." The second just says "The slipper." I saw the second one after the huge Davidson win. Davidson is a good team, or I should say Stephen Curry is a good team. He typically scores half the team points. Wisconsin tried to guard him, but that left others open and he was still able to get 31 points. Makes me wonder if there are Cinderella stories outside of sports that people care about? We always love the underdog team; the Giants beating the Patriots, Davidson over Wisconsin, or even the US soccer team.
And I come full circle, back to the people I have immense respect for, those who have been dealt a rough life but still try to better themselves. Kids who try to succeed despite no support at home or just plain genetics. That's why I like helping those in need, at least those who need the help and want to use it as a stepping stone.
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You've been bitter and cynical for a long time. It's part of who you are. If we hung out for a weekend, and you weren't bitter or cynical about at least one thing I'd think that someone had replaced you with some sort of futuristic robot Will. Then I would have to kill robot Will and start a quest to find real Will. Hopefully the quest would only take a week because I don't have a whole lot of vacation left.
Also, don't forget about Davidson's upset over Georgetown.
All true, but then there was the sad demise of Davidson to Kansas. That game should have been the national championship, I can almost guarantee there won't be as exciting of a game from here on out. Memphis/UNC in the championship now.
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