The wisdom of Danny Tanner
One trend I notice about growing up is that your mind begins to settle. Your opinions become more tempered. Your views more moderate.
Of course I hate this.
I’ve always seen how adults tend to build their worldview upon corny beliefs that are not applicable in real life. These beliefs are mostly what happens when myth becomes common sense. It’s hard to explain exactly what I’m talking about here. It’s something I refer to as “The Wisdom of Danny Tanner.”
You know how in family sitcoms, the episode will end in some moral being learned and someone, usually a parent, will have some soliloquy about the lesson at hand. During that scene cheesy meandering piano notes will be plunked in the back round. These lessons are always completely useless in real life and yet you would be surprised at how many real life people hold them to be true.
As I’ve said before common sense is my enemy. Common sense just means believing the same thing that everyone else does. It is lazy thinking. If you rely on common sense then you are letting someone else do your thinking for you. Most everything I believe is opposed to common sense.
Next time you are giving your opinion on something or giving advice to someone, imagine how well your words would fit set against that corny sitcom end scene music. If it sounds right at home then you are probably wrong and you should think more critically about the subject.
But of course the real lesson here is Be Yourself.
Of course I hate this.
I’ve always seen how adults tend to build their worldview upon corny beliefs that are not applicable in real life. These beliefs are mostly what happens when myth becomes common sense. It’s hard to explain exactly what I’m talking about here. It’s something I refer to as “The Wisdom of Danny Tanner.”
You know how in family sitcoms, the episode will end in some moral being learned and someone, usually a parent, will have some soliloquy about the lesson at hand. During that scene cheesy meandering piano notes will be plunked in the back round. These lessons are always completely useless in real life and yet you would be surprised at how many real life people hold them to be true.
As I’ve said before common sense is my enemy. Common sense just means believing the same thing that everyone else does. It is lazy thinking. If you rely on common sense then you are letting someone else do your thinking for you. Most everything I believe is opposed to common sense.
Next time you are giving your opinion on something or giving advice to someone, imagine how well your words would fit set against that corny sitcom end scene music. If it sounds right at home then you are probably wrong and you should think more critically about the subject.
But of course the real lesson here is Be Yourself.