Matt Davis 9/6/10

I was rereading the short passage called Happy Endings by Margret Atwood and it came to me that more often than not the story was depressing to read and even though it always reverted back to as it was in “A” there was always a rather large problem that arose. And as I was reading over “B” and come to the end where Mary decides to swallow a ton of pills hoping that John will come ride in and save her and I realized how crazy people are and the things that they do when they are in love. In my opinion people are really plain stupid when it comes to love, like in the case of “B” when Mary swallows the pills does she really honestly think that John out of all the times in the day will come and save her before she is dead. And in the story we read the other day, when the woman was talking about how her ex-husband loved her and beat her. It is like people just lose their sensibility when they fall in love. Now I am not saying that falling in love is a bad thing. I mean I’m in love with a woman and I think it’s a wonderful thing to have someone there to share everything with but I think that people need to keep a grip on reality too. And when I say they need to get a grip on reality I don’t only mean not killing yourself as I mentioned earlier I mean being sensible. Personally some of my friends need to get a grip on reality too, because they have decided to get married while they are still in college. Now I know it’s not a terrible thing to get married and for some people it’s a smart decision because of financial aid and ect. But I am just referring to the case that I know of. My friends are getting married and honestly they are stupid because both of them are still in school and only God knows what they are going to do after they graduate in an economy like this. One of the biggest reason they are stupid is because they aren’t going to have any money and once they get married it’s no more running home to mommy and daddy. I guess what I’m trying to say through this whole thing is people need to think straight even when their heads are stuck up in the clouds.