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xp_whitequeen) wrote2003-09-14 10:53 am
xp_whitequeen) wrote2003-09-14 10:53 am
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Are we having a little hard-done-by contest, here, children? Let's see... my parents sent me to an asylum because they thought I was insane. Do I get any points for that? I escaped, thank God, though I had to live homeless in New York City for a little while. But do you know what I did next?
I made the best of a bad situation. And I was lucky, because I have a gift, and all I needed to do was learn how to use it, and decide what I wanted to be. And here I am; a mutant success story.
You all have gifts. Now you just have to decide what you want to be. So that's my question to you this morning, children. Think of it like career counselling. I don't care where you've come from or how hard a journey it's been. I want to know from you what you want to be, either with your powers or without them. If you don't want to tell the whole school, e-mail me privately, but I would like to hear from all of you. It's time you learned that coming to terms with being a mutant isn't the end of the journey. You are miracles, every one of you, and still you can be so much more.
I made the best of a bad situation. And I was lucky, because I have a gift, and all I needed to do was learn how to use it, and decide what I wanted to be. And here I am; a mutant success story.
You all have gifts. Now you just have to decide what you want to be. So that's my question to you this morning, children. Think of it like career counselling. I don't care where you've come from or how hard a journey it's been. I want to know from you what you want to be, either with your powers or without them. If you don't want to tell the whole school, e-mail me privately, but I would like to hear from all of you. It's time you learned that coming to terms with being a mutant isn't the end of the journey. You are miracles, every one of you, and still you can be so much more.
From the airplane
I can't answer yours because I know what happened when I found out I was a wolf, but I'm only fifteen and I don't know what I want to be as a grownup. Except good, but that's obvious. If I'm supposed to know already, I'll try to catch up and find out.
Re: From the airplane
I don't know how many times I have to say this, but I say it now to all of you who may read this: Never, never be ashamed to speak up.
Children, when adults tell you not to speak, it's because they're frightened you'll say something principled and well-meaning that will put them to shame. Never let anyone cow you into thinking you should stay silent. There are times when you shouldn't speak, but those are only the times when no-one is speaking. If there is discourse, enter into it or be damned. You'll learn nothing if you don't participate.
"If I'm supposed to know already, I'll try to catch up and find out."
No, Rahne, you're not supposed to know, but I'd like you to think about it. You have a good heart, dear, and an extraordinary gift. I'd hate to see either one wasted.
Re: From the airplane
I do think there are times when I don't have anything to say and would do better listening.
I will think about what I should do. I don't know anything that seems very compelling yet or that I'm very good at, yet -- though I'll have to learn, and turning into a wolf seems to be surprisingly good for playing with small children.
Even without rubber teeth.