Social Justice was a common subject to come up in NYU Residential Education. I always complained that it was a very ambiguous phrase and creating a catch-all term for it undermined the goals and strategy of each individual -ism beneath it. (I’m assuming that social justice is solely dealing with ism’s here, I don’t even know if ism’s is a real thing, but the pseudo-word was definitely used at NYU in this way.) Anyway, I don’t really want to talk about social justice, because I still have my doubts, but I always conceded that my pessimism about social justice was probably because I had no passion myself. I had no cause, no reason to raise my voice in protest and no wick to light me flaming for the fight. Somehow I have changed.

I don’t know exactly how to define what I want. I don’t think that it is educational equality and I don’t think that it’s an increase in the capital S Scholarship. I don’t think that it’s a boost in test scores and I don’t think that it’s a rise in higher education enrollment. I might be discarding these options because I don’t really meet most of these qualifications myself. I think that what I’m looking for is simply defined in curiosity. Using KISS, this must be my final answer. What happens to childlike zeal for the unknown? I will hopefully get back to you on that.

I just finished my first can of Gillette Shave Gel today.  I bought it 5 years ago, when I first went to college.  I now shave every day when I used to shave every week or two.  Am I an adult yet?

I actually get up every day and look forward to my first cup of coffee and turning on the morning news.  I am excited to learn what is going on in the city and need to learn if there are any subway problems.  Am I an adult yet?

I recently got a full time, 9-6, job and I am very  enthusastic about going to work every day for a regular amount of time.  Am I an adult yet?

I pay for my own rent, electricity, gas, cable tv, and internet.  I actually write checks every month.  Am I an adult yet?

I still enjoy a good nap now and then.  Nope.