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Cluelessness

To declare myself a football fan would be baffling. To evidence myself making an effort in the use of any sports related jargon would simply ensue hilarity – albeit, since two weeks prior, I will gladly look to future Super Bowl events.

Now you may wonder, how did such an unbeliever suddenly become receptive to what once sounded like such babble?

Secret

Completely immersed in the game. Photo: Charm Lee

It wasn’t the Giant’s honed athletic abilities (sorry, fanatics), or the players’ amazing physical attributes (again, sorry), it was simply the sort of fellowship I was able to share with all of my friends under the unity of a common goal.

Sure, it may sound cliché, and even very blasé, but I truly believe I have discovered the secret behind the victimization of those to the utter passion of the Super bowl.

Recap

Giants paraphernalia. Photo: Charm Lee

The atmosphere of the gathering I was a part of screamed conformity from the very start – everyone had on a t-shirt bearing the Giants logo, and for the ignorant, like myself, we at least sported supportive colors to avoid feeling left out.  If that wasn’t enough, there were branded balloons and disposable utensils littering the house, and other such paraphernalia.

As we were seated and, watching the game, those who were most severely victim to the football fever were in front, unaware of anything else but what was on the TV field. If their heat was as a literal flame in that it was quickly spreading, those of us who were once indifferent were like flammable paint.

Super Bowl food. Photo: Charm Lee

Victory

When the Giants won, we all won. Regardless of how false the pride induced in us were, the very presence of an “us” was highly addictive and enjoyable. Not to mention that the food was awesome.

Rant

There is no such thing as complete black and white. Even grey is more complex than the simplicity it’s made out to be. In saying that, every choice calls for some sort of sacrifice. This is especially true when concerning tangible matters.

Photo: Charm Lee

Think!

It is somewhat entertaining to see many of my peers blame their financial problems on Wall Street. It gets beyond entertaining, and even agitating when my peers blame their problems on another party, while carrying around expensive laptops, the newest cellphone models, and luxury brand accessories.

Why weren’t they (you) more considerate of the future before choosing to take out thousands in loans to have the best and latest? – or even before deciding to give up commuting for that college experience?

Occupy Wall Street protestors take on Baruch. Photo: Charm Lee

Since when was anybody entitled to have it all?

Perhaps we were too encouraged, and too vaccinated against failure by our doting parents and teachers; whatever it was, the illusion that was set in place was certainly successful in shielding from us from being responsible for the decisions we’ve made.

 Burgers

A recent popular statement floating around the internet goes something like this:
“We were told to go to college to avoid flipping burgers, and now we are being told that we are selfish and lazy for not wanting a job at McDonalds!”
This statement implies that want and necessity are interchangeable. No matter how much one might be told they are selfish and lazy for not wanting an entry level job, one isn’t truly lazy and selfish until one refuses to take the job.

View of a local McDonald's (located Bayside, Queens) from a bus. Photo: Charm Lee

Remember:
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking when we created them” – Albert Einstein.

No matter how many protests are held, the debts won’t go away until burgers are flipped and paychecks distributed.