Squirrels

Squirrels run around most often like chickens with their heads cut off (much like freshman do). They scurry around and get into drama (much like the rest of high schoolers). They seem to get into the way (much like people who have no clue). Squirrels often get completely run over. They’re the, “oops I hit something” animal that some people care about and most don’t. Normally you’re worrying whether or not your car was damaged. However, if squirrels are so much like we are then, is it just as bad when you barrel over someone else’s thoughts?

I remember a time when Ms. Hawkins came into the band room during a band practice and was crying and Jacob Fryman asked her what happened and she said, “I hit a squirrel.” Everyone in the room laughed because we thought that it was so funny that someone was so broken up about hitting a squirrel, but if you think about it we say that ideas are the most important thing to us.

BUT we pay less attention to someone’s ideas than squirrels.