The Wisdom of Choice

"And I submit that this is what the real,
no bullshit value of your liberal arts
education is supposed to be about: how to
keep from going through your comfortable,
prosperous, respectable adult life dead,
unconscious, a slave to your head and to
your natural default setting of being
uniquely, completely, imperially alone
day in and day out."
- David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace gave a Commencement
Speech called This is Water. It is
difficult to masterfully sum up his words,
however he does a great job of being real
in what he shares, and in what he defines
as wisdom.

His words have become a book, however
within the back rooms of the internet the
text is still available and they are a
very worthy read, should you be willing
to make the time.

He does a great job of explaining the
hypnotic effect on life. Whether or
not that was his intention, who knows?
He speaks in very practical and down
to earth helpful terms to graduating
students, but his words of wisdom can
potentially resonate for anyone willing
to consider what he has said.

Let me know what you think.