Darwin's famous theory of evolution states that the main principle of life is "survival of the fittest" or those with the strongest characteristics that allow them to live in their enviroment will continue to thrive while those less well suited will eventually die out. I have come to the conclusion that if the same principle is applied to college life and the education system then i am, in one word, screwed.
I've never been a strong willed individual, I have strong opinions on certain topics and i'm not afraid to voice them as needs must but i'm also very submissive, I don't tend to stand up to people and stay quiet when someone voices a view that I disagree with. I also tend to be very apathetic in my life and in most of the ventures I undertake, which inevitably ends up with them failing due to me being unable to put a decent driving force behind them. This leads to me not being very successful in social situations, particularly in reference to college, where im unable to hold a steady conversation with someone without the support of someone else to prop up the conversation when it begins to fail. As you can probably imagine this has been a major contribution as to why ive never had a girlfriend.
But despite this depressing diatribe, there is some light at the end of this dark tunnel, based around the fact that Darwin's famous "survival of the fittest" phrase is actually a mis-quote of what he originally said in his book The Origin of Species which was "survival of the best fit". This might seem incredibly similer to the previous statement, but it is in fact inexorably different from "survival of the fittest" which means that those with the strongest characteristics will survive, whereas "survival of the best fit" means that those with the characteristics best suited to the enviroment they are in will be the ones that survive. Now I can tell you for the fact that this doesn't hold much weight for me as i'm not an academic person, but i know my way throught the education system and how it works. I also know that when I find my niche spot within society someday, with people who actually can understand and empathise with me as they share similer viewpoints and lifestyles.
Sure its a long shot, but right now its all i've got.
DFTBA
Well if the Fellowship is anything to go on, we should be friends. I'm kind of opposite to you in the sense that I'm incredibly stubborn, and I stick up for myself... as well as everyone I like in the vicinity.
ReplyDeletePssh, and besides, who needs a niche in life when you can have one on the internet ;D