So
far we have been peering in on the lives of the Chess Club President,
Ethan, Emma, Cameron and Harper. What can be observed so far, is
that Emma is pretty, Harper is prettier by some estimation (read
Ginger vs Maryann,) Cameron is a prime specimen, and the Chess Club
President is smarter (at least as far a Chess goes) than anybody else
in the county, with the possible exception of Ethan, our hero.
Cameron may be no Chess champion, but he knows how to march an entire
football team down the field, under pressure. He has the play book
memorized so well he can run through it in his head, to guess which
play will outfox the Rattlers, the school rival. Militarily, he
practices the element of surprise – when he does not wish to be
predictable he is not, AND he has a way with the ladies.
What
about those of us who are somewhat more humbly endowed? Some of us
are plain, or dumb or both. Some of us are 90 pound weaklings, some
of us actually distinguish between Geeks, Phreqs and Nerds. Most
would view them as “Think they are smart, but have no clue how to
dress or talk, Bill Gates wannabes.” And some of us are, let's
face it FAT. In these cases, warnings about the evil dangers of ill
advised sex, are rubbing salt in an open wound. Sex for us is about
as likely as winning the lottery. The reason it's important to still
give it attention is this: If you wait a long time for your one
shot, how sad would it be to make the wrong decision, and miss the
point of honestly evaluating the person? Emma is good looking, but
what if Cameron turns his attention to a girl with fewer
alternatives. Can she think any more clearly than Emma did? Does
his temporary attention (to something other than appearances,) mean
she has to accede to his wishes? That's a lot of estrogen pumping
while she tries to make heads or tails of his behavior.
Hopefully
we have learned something already, by looking in on the stylized
cream of the crop, but is there more to be said.
Again:
What is said here, is an attempt to improve communication between
real people. No box will understand a person. Predicting behavior
is not the achievement we sometimes make it out to be. I can tell
you at a glance whether the Chairman of the Federal Reserve is
carrying one or two brief cases, but I couldn't possibly perform the
analysis necessary, to determine whether interest rates should go up
or down, or by how much. That being said, here goes:
