Adulthood Achieved!!!
Yes, the time has come at last. Time brings great change, and the greatest change seems to come to the greatest of the great. Some are born to greatness, others achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them, and a select two have all of the above. This is an account of those two and the great change that has overcome them.
This greatness can be best represented by the game of kickball. In this example, craig and jason are represented by the ball. While the playing field is life, and the players of the game are the people in our lives, and also some pets. All of the people in our lives are entirely focused on us, the ball, and care about little else. The pitcher, our parents, throws us out of their hands and into a path of confusion and disaray. This path from the pitcher to the kicker is that of college life. Suddenly, graduation day comes, and we are kicked skyward from the confines of Dordt college and sail into the upper troposphere of greatness. Some balls fly high, but no balls shall ever soar quite as high or elegantly as the balls of Craig and Jason For instance, the typical air time for a kickball is around4 or 5 seconds. We have been in the air for over a week and still have not reached our peak. We have travelled a combined distance of over 1000 miles, the equivalent of more than 12,000 home runs!!!
Soon we shall land in the cloud city and meet our old foe, Darth Vader, who awaits our arrival. His deathly image represents old demons that keep rearing their ugly heads in our lives. More accurately, he represents Chris, both metaphorically and literally, because he has an ugly head. The breathing apparatus emits an annoying “hoo… per…. hoo…per…” sound, which is chris’ binary language of communication with his virtual friends. Luckily R2D2, C-3PO, chewy and the whole gang are along for the ride, and don’t forget our good ol’ buddy Lando Calrisien!
So anyways, the point here is that Craig and Jay have left each other and Dordt to pursue adventures so wild and fantastic that they must balance their lives with the appearance of simplistic living, on the farm and in the office. Who knows what happens outside of the hours of 8-5 for these young amigos? We can only guess what dreams come to fruition such that their minds must slow to the daily grind for such long periods of time to, as one might assume, keep their extraordinary lives in balance.
This greatness can be best represented by the game of kickball. In this example, craig and jason are represented by the ball. While the playing field is life, and the players of the game are the people in our lives, and also some pets. All of the people in our lives are entirely focused on us, the ball, and care about little else. The pitcher, our parents, throws us out of their hands and into a path of confusion and disaray. This path from the pitcher to the kicker is that of college life. Suddenly, graduation day comes, and we are kicked skyward from the confines of Dordt college and sail into the upper troposphere of greatness. Some balls fly high, but no balls shall ever soar quite as high or elegantly as the balls of Craig and Jason For instance, the typical air time for a kickball is around4 or 5 seconds. We have been in the air for over a week and still have not reached our peak. We have travelled a combined distance of over 1000 miles, the equivalent of more than 12,000 home runs!!!
Soon we shall land in the cloud city and meet our old foe, Darth Vader, who awaits our arrival. His deathly image represents old demons that keep rearing their ugly heads in our lives. More accurately, he represents Chris, both metaphorically and literally, because he has an ugly head. The breathing apparatus emits an annoying “hoo… per…. hoo…per…” sound, which is chris’ binary language of communication with his virtual friends. Luckily R2D2, C-3PO, chewy and the whole gang are along for the ride, and don’t forget our good ol’ buddy Lando Calrisien!
So anyways, the point here is that Craig and Jay have left each other and Dordt to pursue adventures so wild and fantastic that they must balance their lives with the appearance of simplistic living, on the farm and in the office. Who knows what happens outside of the hours of 8-5 for these young amigos? We can only guess what dreams come to fruition such that their minds must slow to the daily grind for such long periods of time to, as one might assume, keep their extraordinary lives in balance.
Perhaps our questions will be answered after musing upon the epic e-pic de-pic-ting epic-ness above.
posted by Jay W at 11:18 PM
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