My oldest daughter spent a week at Princeton
University’s field hockey camp. She found the facilities and dormitory to be
aged and poorly maintained. She also felt a disconnect with the people she met on
campus. This, at age 14, prompted her to say I am just not that impressed. I don’t think I would ever want to go there.
My response was Well
that’s good. Because I am pretty sure that they don’t want you either.
She was a bit insulted by my candor.
An ultra-conservative committee member turned to me
and inquired What exactly is it about him
that you do not like?
I answered straight from the gut: I think he is a big pussy in the way he uses
others to do his dirty work. And when I hear him speak all I hear is Christina
Aguilera in the background singing: You must have to talk so big to make up for
smaller things.
The committee member was completely speechless—for a solid ten minutes.
And in one of the most dramatic scenes on film, Tom
Cruise as Lt. Kaffee in A Few Good Men
turns to Jack Nicholson’s character and says I want the truth. Nicholson, playing Col. Jessup replies You can’t handle the truth.
The truth is tricky business. If you can’t handle it,
reconsider your inquiry.
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