HW 30

How does cool relate to our attempt to live in relation to this emptiness?

Feeling empty is uncomfortable and confusing. It is usually followed with self- doubt, lowered self worth and other negative emotions that no one wants to have. An immediate response to feeling empty is a desire to feel full, but accomplishing a sense of fullness is hard work.
Gaining a sense of fullness involves soul-searching, effort to improve yourself, and give back to the world. This takes serious time and energy. Balancing school, work, social life, and family take up so much time as it is, who has time for enlightenment?
Being cool is easier because it doesn't take as much time and energy. First of all, when searching for cool, one already has an idea of what they are trying to achieve. They can look at those around them and point to something they want. Trying to fill the emptiness is not this simple, whatever fills the hole cannot be bought at Abercrombie. Secondly, being cool is all about whats on the surface. No one has to know your true thoughts and feelings as long as your outsides match up. It's like that toy for babies, where one has to the shape into the right hole. Trying to force a triangle through a circular hole won't work, thus that triangle is uncool.
Even though achieving cool does not get rid of the emptiness we all have inside, it makes sure no one else can ever see it. Some people are so good at convincing people they're full AND cool, they can sometimes forget the hole is there. This is immediate gratification, which is the easy way out, but only lasts so long.