Convictions
"I am striving to see the world through a lens, unblemished by the world’s thumb print, or the haze of my prejudice." "What do you mean," David Powell asked his friend. He and Cooper Downs were in their early twenties, a year out of college and teaching at the same middle school in town. David taught Science, Cooper taught English. "Life is filtered by the causes of this world. It makes an attempt to blind us to what follows. These classrooms are an example. Most young people are lost and not even seeking to be found." "Still not following you." David was accustomed to his friend’s rambling philosophical thoughts. Cooper was the most introverted person he knew, although Cooper would not agree. Cooper Downs claimed to be an extrovert of the spirit, whatever that meant. "So, today," Cooper responded, "if you pick up a newspaper, do not look beyond the top of the fold. There is nothing in that print worth building your life up...
