College is like fighting The Galactic Empire in Star Wars. You’re
a Jedi Padawan in The Rebel Alliance trying so desperately to gain independence
from the Empire deviously controlled by The Sith. All you and the Jedi Order want
is peace. Unfortunately, your father is second in command to the Galactic
Empire and on top of that sold his soul to the Dark side of the Force. Yes, I believe that this is college in a
nutshell.
For all those who are not strong in the Force, I’ll clarify.
I prefer to think of everyone as special in some way, therefore instead calling
you a random Alliance Soldier I’ll call you a Jedi. Next, think of the decision
of going to college as the decision of joining the Rebel Alliance. By joining
the Alliance, or college, you have a new freedom you’ve never had before. There’s no Jedi Master over you to tell you
when you need to go to class. However, don’t
be mistaken, you’re not completely free. Hence, The Galactic Empire or the
massive amounts of homework you have to fight against. Every time you think you
killed that Sith Apprentice another one pops up. Hint: due dates never die. I know that all you want to do is chill and
have everlasting peace in the Republic, but the fights not even close to beginning.
You can’t forget that your daddy has a
membership to club Evil, which means: that really awesome professor you started
networking with, is a part of The Galactic Empire. That’s right he’s a Sith
Lord giving you a bunch of Sith apprentices to Lightsaber up. But it’s not just
him, it’s all of your professors at the same time giving you the lovely gift of
homework. So much to do, but so little time. . .
Remember to just breathe. Use the force and stretch out with
your feelings. Which means, don’t forget that there are many people on campus
to help you. Even your professors are there to help you. Being shy is a luxury
you can’t afford. Talk to whatever or whoever you need to, so that you can
succeed in college. This is just the first step towards the real world. Getting
behind now will just make the next step even harder. Hint: work to success never dies.
Continuing from that last hint, The Republic isn’t going to
save itself. Translation: Your good future isn’t going to come on its own. You have
to make it happen. Remember to breathe
and to space things out. Everyone knows that they need to recharge with the
three basic “F’s”: friends, facebook,
and food. However, this doesn’t mean to push all your homework to the night
before. That’s how the Dark side wins.
I will say it for the
last time, remember to breathe. Breathing is good for you.
May the Force be with
you. 
This is an Auspiciously Awesome blog post. I might steal this two years from now, after you forget about it.
ReplyDeleteThat was very clever! Very unique way to think about the subject. May the force be with you haha :):)
ReplyDeleteI am totally in love with the Star Wars theme!!! It was awesome, and really relatable to the actual college experience. I will now think of my teachers as my jedi masters! :P Good job!
ReplyDeleteThis is really fun, Alex. I love the analogies and the creativity. And again, you manage to take things a slightly different direction while still managing to meet the requirements of the assignment, which is fabulous. We'll have some creative writing assignments in the Spring term, which I think you'll really enjoy.
ReplyDeleteToo, I just like Star Wars. Saw it in the theaters, I did. Really that old, I am.