[Unschooling-dotcom] message from 18 yr old in school
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This was posted on another email list I'm on whose focus is about finding
liveable alternatives to wage slavery. The person who posted it is an 18 yr
old male in his senior year of high school. I asked him if I could post it
to this list because I was so struck by some of the things he said, and he
said that I could.
He also said I could post his email address (I offered to remove it) so
here it is...
littlesnarf@... and his name is Chuck.
Lucy
message follows.....
I think it's as simple as just "stop and smell the roses." When I stayed
home on May Day I reminded myself of this. I'd be happy working one day
a week and living in something smaller than a trailer, as long as I had a
community and wildlife around me. That's how empty I feel everything is.
I can't think of a more horrible, soul-stabbing, miserable feeling than
walking into a building every morning that restricts me of my freedom to
fully interact with others and be at one with nature, whether it's school
or a job. I've had times where I almost cry at the beginning of the day,
just like a kindergartner would on the first day. I guess I never
learned to fully cope with being in institutions. I was never fully
sucked into "the system", so I am still part human. I think that is why
I have such a hard time getting jobs and going to school. For example, I
can apply for a job but I cannot go to an interview, because if I get
hired that means my freedom is gone. I can go to a certain extent. It's
a good thing and a bad thing, I guess. It's bad because I can't apply my
natural unsheepness in too many places in real society.
liveable alternatives to wage slavery. The person who posted it is an 18 yr
old male in his senior year of high school. I asked him if I could post it
to this list because I was so struck by some of the things he said, and he
said that I could.
He also said I could post his email address (I offered to remove it) so
here it is...
littlesnarf@... and his name is Chuck.
Lucy
message follows.....
I think it's as simple as just "stop and smell the roses." When I stayed
home on May Day I reminded myself of this. I'd be happy working one day
a week and living in something smaller than a trailer, as long as I had a
community and wildlife around me. That's how empty I feel everything is.
I can't think of a more horrible, soul-stabbing, miserable feeling than
walking into a building every morning that restricts me of my freedom to
fully interact with others and be at one with nature, whether it's school
or a job. I've had times where I almost cry at the beginning of the day,
just like a kindergartner would on the first day. I guess I never
learned to fully cope with being in institutions. I was never fully
sucked into "the system", so I am still part human. I think that is why
I have such a hard time getting jobs and going to school. For example, I
can apply for a job but I cannot go to an interview, because if I get
hired that means my freedom is gone. I can go to a certain extent. It's
a good thing and a bad thing, I guess. It's bad because I can't apply my
natural unsheepness in too many places in real society.
Lynda
Which is precisely why so many "adults" are "dropping out" and going to
simple living and homesteading, finding alternative means of supporting
themselves, operating homebased businesses, living off the land.
Lynda
simple living and homesteading, finding alternative means of supporting
themselves, operating homebased businesses, living off the land.
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: <LASaliger@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 6:53 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] message from 18 yr old in school
>
> This was posted on another email list I'm on whose focus is about
finding
> liveable alternatives to wage slavery. The person who posted it is an 18
yr
> old male in his senior year of high school. I asked him if I could post
it
> to this list because I was so struck by some of the things he said, and he
> said that I could.
> He also said I could post his email address (I offered to remove it)
so
> here it is...
> littlesnarf@... and his name is Chuck.
>
> Lucy
>
> message follows.....
>
>
> I think it's as simple as just "stop and smell the roses." When I stayed
> home on May Day I reminded myself of this. I'd be happy working one day
> a week and living in something smaller than a trailer, as long as I had a
> community and wildlife around me. That's how empty I feel everything is.
> I can't think of a more horrible, soul-stabbing, miserable feeling than
> walking into a building every morning that restricts me of my freedom to
> fully interact with others and be at one with nature, whether it's school
> or a job. I've had times where I almost cry at the beginning of the day,
> just like a kindergartner would on the first day. I guess I never
> learned to fully cope with being in institutions. I was never fully
> sucked into "the system", so I am still part human. I think that is why
> I have such a hard time getting jobs and going to school. For example, I
> can apply for a job but I cannot go to an interview, because if I get
> hired that means my freedom is gone. I can go to a certain extent. It's
> a good thing and a bad thing, I guess. It's bad because I can't apply my
> natural unsheepness in too many places in real society.
>
>
>
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