Celebration

Kate was jubilant last night when she finished her assignment to write about paper her Community Service Project which she had just barely started over this past weekend. It was a very good paper and she was so proud of it that she thought she could and or should celebrate. Far be it for me to say don't celebrate but as we were talking about what shape this celebration might take, she began to recount a conversation she had with her friend Jessica from school. This 7th grader said that she just wants to be smart. But what about having a sense of humor, kate asked her. Not important. Just important to be smart. How will you get along with people? Not important because if I'm really smart they'll have to put up with me. What about being happy Kate asked. Not important, it's just important to be smart.

I think she's crazy Kate reported.

Now that conversation and the inherent life philosophy is worth a celebration.