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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
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Subject: Re: On Wasting Time . . . . an essay by James Michener
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Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 17:04:40 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 20 17:04:40 1984
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> <<>>
> 
> 	Well, it seems that sometimes depression sets in during this time
> period after finals exams . . . I know that I'm bummed out big-time!  
> 
> 	A good friend of mine  gives  this
> essay out to his students every semester.  Michener, the author of this
> essay, helps put time in perspective for the reader.  For students, this
> often isn't a bad idea.  So, here goes:
> 
> 
> 		          ON WASTING TIME
> 
> 	We all worry about wasting time, about the years sliding past, 
> about what we intend to do with our lives.  We shouldn't.  
> -- 
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I guess Michener was trying to be succinct here... His books tend to
wordiness, but are enjoyable for all that, but I really do think that
this might be going a bit too far in the opposite direction.

And a professor who labels this an "essay" is in for a problem with
students turning in two sentences as their "essay" on some assigned
topic or another. 

(Or maybe this is all just too subtle for me... :-)

Will Martin
(Long out of college, but still wasting time...)