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jjhunter ([personal profile] jjhunter) wrote in [community profile] poetree 2013-05-31 09:33 am (UTC)

This is going in my DW memories; well said.
Out there things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you.

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I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
Part of what I love about Oh, the Places You'll Go! is how it manages to be both a bit of a parody of fatuous things people say to graduating students (you can practically hear them speaking in capitalized letters *cough*Oh! The Places You’ll Go!*cough*) and without switching style plant the seeds of 'remember you are human, and being lost / alone / confused is occasionally part of the package' so that when shiny new graduates march out into the world they won't get permanently derailed into the Waiting Place (or if they do end up there now and then, they won't stop acting to get out) because they're more mentally prepared for it to happen. I love that Oh, the Places You'll Go! has that element of realism at the heart of its breezy confident tone. As messages to graduates go,
And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.
is both nuanced and wise.

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