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How I Know That I'm Smarter Than You
March 9, 2009
I know that I’m smarter than you because the world renowned, world famous writer of world renowned, world famous books told me so.
He said, “Let’s face it. About ninety percent of the world is never going to "get it.”
He never said what “it” is that ninety-percent of the rest of you guys aren’t ever going to get, but I feel confident that the students participating in the master’s class for writers do “get it.” I also feel confident that I “get it,” because I was there when he said that I “got it.”
Then again, he could have just been flattering us, and I didn’t “get it” at all.
He did share with us a wonderful observation about what traditional cultures like the Inuit of the Arctic think of us, as represented by people like the world renowned, world famous book writer.
“What do you think when you see us?” he always asks.
The traditional culture types (Inuit, Palestinians, New York cabbies) always say, “Lonely. We think that you are lonely. You are not connected to women, children, or parents.”
I concluded that in the traditional world, family seems to be more important than career, money, or position, but (pretend I’m whispering this next part) I already knew this, and I didn’t have to travel to the frozen tundra to figure it out. I learned it by sitting at my desk reading the sacred books of my people.
I didn’t mention this in my master’s class, because I didn’t want to make the world renowned, world famous writer of world renowned, world famous books feel bad.
Linda (Smarty Pants) Zern
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