* So You Think You're Cool? *

We tend to do that; to think that what we do is much better than the people around us. We think that we do matter more than what the other people are doing. When the truth remains that we are here to learn from each other.

We think we are cool; saying things that (we think) no one else can, doing things without thinking of the consequences, just have fun and act as if tomorrow does not matter.

We make fun of those who plan their lives. We avoid those who do not enjoy the things we do. We stay away from the people whom we know will give us words that will shake our beliefs. In short, we are just way cooler than all those other people...and we do not want to change.

What is wrong with listening to another opinion? What is wrong with trying to understand? What is wrong with looking at it from another view? If you're cool, then you should be cool with all that, too, right?

So you think you're cool? Think again.

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Tracy Chapman - Fast Car