I have had a number of students who have come from an adjacent county called Effingham. Most of them suffer from the "closed world" syndrome. They cannot think outside the box, because they don't recognize that their hopes, dreams, and futures are all encapsuled inside the box. They are contained by restricting relatives and advisers, their own closed-off perspectives, and simple "fear." I have seen students refuse major scholarships out of fear. The blind should not be leading the blind.
Growth is achieved by risk, by projecting oneself into the future, by conquering one's fear not giving in to it. Some students go so far as to delude themselves, playing the victim to preserve their "innocent" fearful stupidity. Effingham County contains "tribes" full of such "life-shirkers." You know who you are! I can only feel sorry for your bad decisions.
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