Am I wrong for kind of believing this? I know it's a little harsh, but there's something to it. People only learn when they're ready to learn. You can force the issue to the certain point, but it's an uphill battle that can only end up in defeat. Now, that being said, people should be given the opportunity to learn and focus for a certain amount of time until they can properly decided whether or not they want to continue. In today's society a certain amount of specialized knowledge is necessary to survive - including the ability to read, write, and calculate within a reasonable range. What that range is I cannot even begin to know. I have a tough enough time making sure that I'm on topic most of the time.
The Clash - Train in Vain
Can you think of something that if your significant other didn't know about you couldn't be with them? Something that you think is so foundational that you couldn't imagine being with this person without them having knowledge of this fact. For the record, I was originally think of a specific record but then realized it was too specific to me. Now I'm off to buy a book for tomorrow's read-a-thon (on top of the two books I bought yesterday from amazon.ca. Thanks Mac! I finally used that gift you sent me two years ago. I'm sorry I didn't use it sooner; I just plain forgot about it until this weekend but thanks now! You bought me the WILCO BOOK which makes me very happy).
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I can't think of anything that my partner would *have* to know. What I really like about Marc is that he knows so much about completely different things.
While we obviously have a lot of shared cultural references, I really enjoy how much he's taught me and how much I've taught him.
Remember when we talked about how I had to be the geekiest person in my relationship? I think if Marc knew too much about my stuff, I would feel stifled and defined by that shared knowledge. I prefer to have the freedom to redefine myself - which I can only do if our relationship is not based on shared cultural references, but on "complementary" references.
I totally believe that. I know people who go through something and have no capacity to reflect on it or see how it shows a pattern in their lives. They are incapable of learning from past mistakes or successes. I don't think they are stupid, just rubbery. Experience kind of bounces off them, they go "umph" and then move on.
Sometimes I'd like to have that teflon quality. If you learn from experiences you can be held accountable. Accountability's a bitch.
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