suddenly it occurred to him
a former rite of passage
Whas
that? murmured a newbie selfhe was crowded with selves It’s a ceremony event
marking an important stage in someones life
Ah, I see.
seemed to himHorseshit yes didnt seemhe believed kids today dont have to prove their
wortharent properly vetted to assume the mantle of becoming an adult be that as it may Barbara Bush
Foundation for Family Literacy published a poll this year that revealed 54% of
American adults 16 debatable
to 74 cannot read at a 6th Grade level in 6th grade he read at a high school level
Whas an adult anymore
maybe the trouble with his
concept of rites of passagewhich he believed were necessary was that they were now
a bridge too far a hill too far too drastic
a rite for
example buying a rubber once they were held behind the counter had to ask the pharmacist for help for example
going into the abandoned haunted house in the neighbourhood at night
alone for example actually risk not being promotedFlunked at
school for example the one that just occurred to him virtually impossible today
write a bad check he had threefour days to deposit money to
cover himself before it was actually a bad check
he
also remembered as a young man in charge of Accounts for a small business hed
lock up and beat ass to the bank when people he didnt trust gave him a sizable
check sometimes it was bad and he
immediately made their account shit with overdraft fees but sometimes it was good and he felt
confident he screwed the next merchant
rite of passage
wasnt like a Maasai boy of yore who had to kill
a lion to become a man
itd be nice if there was just a little something to distinguish an adult some test an affirmation
becoming 18 boy or girl
just didnt
cut it
1716, ReggaeFriday,
4 3. 22
1234, Saturday,
5 3. 22
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