Oh, Sweet Number Five

       It has come down to the end of the year, and I find myself in danger of not graduating. I'll take the first moments of this entry to talk a little bit about that.
       If I'm being entirely honest here, it's terrifying. I find myself feeling let down, but not by anybody else; only by myself. That might be the worst feeling in the world. I've put so much work into this, and now, here I am at the end of my high school career, struggling to pass. I've truly been careless. I could go into detail about why I got so careless, but that story is one that might end sadly for all parties involved, so I will not delve into that aspect of my reasoning. All that I can say is that I'd rather be let down than be a let down. I will not falter, and I sure as hell will not fail.
       On the topic of what this blog is actually supposed to be about; I have no update on individual reading. Walden is done and I have no book to speak of. I suppose I could talk about my next reading venture..
       In class this week, we started reading the first Canto of The Inferno. I am going to buy a copy of The Divine Comedy for my own personal reading. I love it. That being said, let's move on.

       On the week that this blog was originally supposed to be done in, we were discussing Taoism. This is an intriguing spirituality. I connected with it in a lot of ways, but it seemed to focused on hierarchy to me, and I didn't like that too much. The gist of it is great. It's a peaceful idealism that I truly think more people in this world could take a lesson from. I do not, however, place myself in the label of "Taoist".
        It's getting late and more posts must be made. I will make it through. I will not let myself down, and I will not let everybody else down either.