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I feel like I am stuck in "Waking Life" the movie.

My life is just a series of conversations with people about beauty... courage.. inspiration. Who causes this? Me? Or is it something that they bring up?

I just got through two conversations with students in the finanical aid line and Billing line. One was about the courage that this guy found through the problems he faced in his life, and how it made him a better person. It started when he asked what book I was reading and I started to explain to him why I read books on leadership. I got into the reasoning behind great leaders. I talked about Paton, Washington and Caesar.

Then there was the realization of yet another unitendended consequence of a well intentioned government program. This was exemplified when a student ahead of me decided to pay his balanced (around 2,000$) rather than defer it while his Cal Grants came through.

Cal Grants are reserved for people who don't have money. Even the lady agreed... if you know how the paperwork works, you get the money. I feel sorry for all the people who don't have two grand in thier pocket, who need the money, and aren't smart enough to get the paperwork through.

Then again, its really something that only they can solve.

I feel a rant coming on.

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