Five Excuses
“Think of five excuses you would use for incomplete homework” The teacher boomed. “Then write it down”
Apparently this was supposed to be a fun assignment, but it wasn’t. It was as boring as it was pointless. But I was a kid, I didn’t really think of why we were told to do it, I didn’t see the point to anything we did; I had learned to just do it.
Questions
Why is it spiritual to speak to a god, but superstitious to dance for one?
What brings more luck, a rabbit’s foot or a blessing from a priest?
Has spirituality ever caused massive wars?
Can we separate religion from spirituality?
Give and Take
The student gives $2000 for tuition,
The student gives $5000 for rent,
The student takes homework and assignments.
The student gives $3000 for a meal plan,
The student gives $500 for text books,
The student takes good or bad marks.
If Academics Discovered Fire
- Academic Caveman #1: Did you notice that when lightning hits a tree it sometimes erupts in a bright hot light?
Academic Caveman #2: Yes, and the light spreads to all the other trees close by.
Academic Caveman #3: And it only stops when all the trees are gone.
