when i first arrived at bridgewater state college (bsc) i found a book in the library that i had been unable to find almost anywhere else; the diaries of adam and eve by mark twain. it is a shortish book and i took from it two delicious pearls of wisdom as follows:
how little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it - eve
it was against my principles, but i find that principles have no real force except when one is well fed - adam
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as of today i have officially begun all of my classes here, and so far they are looking great. the professors are welcoming, the topics are incredibly well-suited to me, and after standing in a very long line at the bookstore, i have acquired the books that i have to get through before the end of the semester.
i am taking a consumer psychology class, in which the overriding theme is that material goods cannot buy you happiness. or, more eloquently put:
you can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy - eric hoffer
i think this is going to be a great year
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