Not particularly. I’m much more interested in going back to pulling out of individual with a synthesis of ideas rather than just depositing information for the sake of regurgitation in the form of a test.

I’m actually quite frightened to see what the years will do to my worldview: will I be cynical? will I just become go-along to get along and fall in-line with the rest of the world or even become so radical that I end up alienating myself from the rest of the world. Scary thoughts for a 25 year old.

Keep asking “The Hard Questions” even if all aren’t ready to entertain a reprocess of information. Keep doing what you do. Don’t let anyone detour you. When you start getting frustrated visit http://www.TED.com – you’ll get a chance to view videos of other people who aren’t afraid to keep proposing questions, presenting their ideas, and computing information differently than most.

Everybody faces issues of assimilation. It isn’t just African Americans. I think most people try to walk the line between giving up their own identity and blending in enough to be accepted. Nobody has ever accused me of being a snappy dresser. I’m a jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers person. But I will dress up when the occasion requires. In some instances, it is out of respect (a wedding or a funeral) and in other instances, it is a matter of having and keeping a job. It is something I’m willing to do in the interest of a greater goal. I’m the same person regardless of what I’m wearing so it isn’t as if I’m compromising my fundamental principles.

As for the questioning, the life of a questioner is most likely going to be a frustrating one. I read in a couple of your posts about frustrations with older people not listening to your ideas. This can happen for a number of reasons. For starters, I’ve found that most people these days are perpetually in a hurry. They have such a long to-do list and an ever increasing pile of responsibilities that someone asking questions is like a fly buzzing around their head. It is also the case that when most people look back at their 20s, they think about all the things they ended up being wrong about, the misplaced idealism, or upside down priorities. In looking at you, they see themselves at that age and they think… what does he know of life. I think it is one of life’s ironies that in accumulating the experiences that will prove or disprove what we think, we become old.

That’s all for now. I’ll say again that I enjoy reading your blog posts. Good luck.

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