For the 4 people in the world that didn't get the memo- Jon Stewart had a debate with Bill O'reilly last Saturday. Being that avid Stewart fan that I am, I faithfully paid my $4.95 to tune in.
Watching the event solidified two things for me.
Jon Stewart is an absolute genius and I consider myself privileged to be a pupil from afar.
People like Bill O'reilly exist in this world.
Within these two realizations I felt an immense amount of disgust and frustration but also a plethora of pride and hope. And what I think is really difficult and great is that I have to decide which one is going to push me forward. And luckily I want to lend my energy towards work like what Jon Stewart does. I want to create change on a huge scale. I honestly believe that I am meant to be important. (A side note to you all- when we celebrate my 30th year of service to the Melrose Public Library, please remind me of the previous statement.) But I want to write for the Daily Show, I want to be a comedian, I want to write a book, I want to be in a movie, I want to be a household name so that I can spread awareness and make this world better for Christ's sake.
This is a rather unfortunate turn of events for me. I had just of late convinced myself that I could be completely content with my life by just being a high school English teacher. And on some level that is something that I am passionate about and what I partly want to do with my life. I think that would be just as noble as what Jon Stewart does. I would be responsible for evening the playing field for America's youth. Maybe the country doesn't need a big flashy hero, but a community that works together.
But then again, I am an attention whore...
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