Prom night is tomorrow . Right now, as I type this I know there are some dreading this day and others celebrating it’s arrival. Me, I don’t really care either way but I do get a weird sense of pleasure writing about it.
School is meant to teach us how to join society as “productive citizens”. Extracurricular activities like sports and Prom are no different.
Anything school related has it’s winners and losers.Kind of like a big marathon that 600 14 year-olds start but only around 300 18 year-olds finish. Like any race, It rewards the winners and forgets about the losers. Unlike a race however, Not everyone starts in the same position. I guess a description of the runners would help to make sense of this analogy.
You have the “athletics jocks”. They have a temporary advantage by starting around a mile before everyone else. I say temporary because few manage to keep their lead.
There is also the “pseudo models”. They tend to start just after the jocks and usually keep their lead.
“The Smart kids” tend not to start quite as far ahead Although, they have a significant advantage because of their steady pace.
That leaves everyone else. “The artsy kids”, “The social rejects”(crazies and druggies), “The non-model types”, and the “preblue-collars”. These folks start around the same position. Towards the back that is.
It’s fairly obvious to anyone with eyes how the race progresses. Some die. Some quit. Most will leave high school and begin work/college or better yet-start to multiply and divide.
Excuse my wordy and grandiose nature, at the end this will all make sense. Although I can’t promise you will like it. The truth is usually ugly.
There is one thing, that each and everyone, going through this meat grinder all have in common. They all have insecurity. Deep down, every single of these people have feeling of inadequacy. The dumb envy the smart, the ugly envy the pretty, the poor envy the rich, the losers envy winners and everyone feels inadequate to someone they see as superior. The grass always seems to be greener on the others side. Their are some that deny this, although an observer with a keen eye can see through this narcissistic shield. Those who happen to be the most insecure tend take these feelings of inadequacy out on their fellow patrons. There are many ways to do this. I can’t possibly list them all but anyone with awareness can spot it.
Some choose a direct approach and emotionally torment those they see as inferior. Others choose a more passive-aggressive way of doing so. These people will try to appear as saints and cover their actions with pseudo-altruism. Generally They have a need to always be the prettiest, the most popular, the smartest, the sports hero and so on. They like being liked. They love having people envying them. Any temporary pleasure and fulfillment achieved in accomplishing these task is quickly replaced with feelings of inadequacy.Kind of like a drug addict searching for that ever elusive high. Once it’s caught it always fades away.
You’re probably asking yourself right now what in Hades this has do with prom. I’ll elaborate. I used to think that all this would simply disappear after the marathon ended. That was before I realized there’s money to made in this giant mess.
Jesus Christ, everyone seems to blow a small fortune in this prom. Some people will spend more than they make in a month on one night! No wonder were in a financial crisis! I guess some have ulterior motives-er there has to be something guys want in return for all this trouble. Now what could that be? Prom dresses cost around 300 dollars minimum and of course don’t forget a limousine. Can’t have anyone see you show up in car! Prom is all about out doing everyone else. Of course none of this is in vain. They give a trophy or crown to the most lavish and beautiful. The more you spend the better your social status. Plus I’m sure those feelings of insecurity dissipate when you’ve spent more than everyone else.
All the while, the corperate fat cats are laughing as they feed caviar to their cats and gold-digging wives. They run a simple scam. Take advantage of human nature. With that I end this abusive of the english language.
March 21, 2009
Categories: Human Nature, Uncategorized . Tags: cynical, FTW, High School, Prom, Prom night . Author: peeingupwind . Comments: Leave a Comment