"AAAAHHH!!! The crazies are coming...the crazies are coming!" This can be heard echoing throughout the mind of all those that oppose the optimistic and excited few students ready to head back to their chosen centers of learning. Why do they like it? you may ask. Well, here are some of my theories on why select few of the human race actually enjoy the rush of returning to school...
First there are those truly weird people that are fascinated with knowledge, they really, really enjoy learning new things. These I would like to call the show offs. They are too smart for their own good, and that is why they live for that rush of stepping back onto campus.
Second, we have the fame seekers. They are simply looking forward to getting back to school in order to make themselves known to every poor, unsuspecting soul that crosses their path. They seek to make known their name. They seem friendly, and charming, but then suddenly they're gone. They only stick around long enough to be known. These type of people hate summer break, only due to the lack of new faces to terrorize.
Third we see the freedom searchers. They like to think that they are breaking free from home, and rules. That finally they are back to their life, and living it their way...but wait...college still has rules! Sorry people, you to have been deceived. And if you fail to meet deadlines, etc. it will turn out just as badly as a missed curfew.
Fourth we glance at the bored people. They just want a change of pace. Summer for them was just work, and no friends to hang with, so they want to find civilization again, and to use their brains for something other than mindlessly taking people's food orders. This is where I myself fall in. Although I'm not working the fast food lines of America, I certainly could use some brain stimulation, and my friends back.
And lastly there are the people that don't want to return. They're not excited at all, and really wish that they could dismember the rest of the student body that thinks this is fun. They wish to stay at their jobs, with a semi-decent cash flow. To live at home where the bills are paid, to drive their parents cars, and never fill up with gas, and to sleep in on Saturdays instead of rushing to find a free washing machine. These are the begrudgers...they truly dislike the return of the school year...
So, upon meeting your fellow students this year, use caution. Test to see what category they fall under, and if it's the last one...well, play along...it's safer that way...
5 years ago
