tonight's serenity prayer

god grant me the ability to recognize the difference between generous optimism and pure delusion.

tonight this prayer is directed (mostly) to my recurring, seasonal job frustrations.  i'm pretty sure that  learning is a noble task, but i'm not always convinced that teaching achieves that same nobleness of purpose.  and i'm really pretty sure that the going-through-the-motions that characterizes a lot of formalized education doesn't even come close.

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