Oreo's Observations

Enter with an open-ended philosophical hook ever so slightly controversial so as to engage but not enrage the reader.  Proceed with a relatable personal anecdote, adding a seemingly witty remark with minimal context that certainly won’t humor the reader but rather perplex and likely disappoint them. Follow-up with an entirely random connection to the prompt. Pursue an “underlying meaning” to everything mentioned so far that is ultimately a realization more basic than a pumpkin spice latte. Mention a standard piece of English literature in an attempt to get brownie points from the teacher and play it safe when she’s really cringing at the surface-level analysis. Suddenly realize that this blog is going nowhere and smash your head on the keyboard wgqifvtcfoxbtispbguchdbfo. Insert a Pinterest worthy rhetorical question. Dramatic. Single. Words. Dodge the rhetorical question as much as possible and leave the reader in an existential crisis while simultaneously questioning your intelle...

...I think our generation has lost ourselves a bit. In our insistence to power through the rest of life, we end up devaluing the things we shouldn't along the way.  Like many other overused phrases and clichés, this one started off well intended. Don't drain your emotional energy focusing on little things that don't matter. If you trip on the stairs and everyone saw you, it's not that deep. If you failed a physics test, it's not that deep. To take this narrative approach on such insignificant moments in our lives is like trying to write a novel with a crayon. It's stupid.  However, this seemingly harmless expression becomes an issue when we avoid every one of our problems with it. You could tell someone you hate your neighbor because they sucker punched your cat and landed them in the hospital and they wouldn't think it's "deep" enough to be bothered about. I see, and have used this sort of coping mechanism all the time; we convince ourselves a...