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Hey All,

When I was rummaging through the vast abyss of notes that have haunted my desk for the past three month,  I noticed that there is an underlying background of each subject.  What do I mean by background?  I mean a feeling, an attitude, an overarching ambiance.   Now, I know what your thinking:  How can a feeling, some internal passion of one’s self, be universal?  Just accept these notions, simply for the sake of argument, so that I can explain them to you subject by subject.  And in the end, you can decide whether you agree, or disagree.  You can even call me a dumbass too.  (The comments section is always open, folks!!).

Foremost, I would like to start with the subject of MATHEMATICS, especially that of higher level calculus, theoretical, and statiscal.  When studying math, you feel small.  Like the universe is an infinity of numbers and you are only a single digit.  You come to realize that the world is not about you, that you are insignificant.  Studying math is both humbling and empowering, but demeaning and belittling.  This is arguably THE most important subject mankind has to study, for it is obvious that math is the universal language, and could be the basis of the origin of the universe.  MATH is important for the sake of itself and its consequences.

SCIENCE.  You come to grips about your body and the organisms in, around, and outside of you.  You feel honored to be alive, learning how the smallest change in a genetic sequence could have the direst effect.  Outside the classroom,  food tastes better, air is cleaner, colors more vibrant–for you know that you are important in the ecological sense of the word.  The human body is a structural and biotic marvel and you are delighted to be one; even moreso, thankful to be healthy for you are cognizant of the horrors and disease that can take place.  You are a unique snowflake.  Science is important in understanding the nature of the universe and how things work.

HISTORY.  You hit an epiphany: the things that are and are to be are all a consequence of the things that were.  You realize that history (whether a major effect or a minute detail) has be culminated to this one point.   The fact that I am typing right now, that fact the you are reading it, is all an after-effect of someone else inventing the the internet, the computer, letters, language, mankind, world, universe, nothingness.  Class leaves you honored to be alive.  Truly honored and happy that the events that have happened prior, good or bad, happened and you are able to study it.  History is important in learning how to avoid making mistakes.

LITERATURE.  Class leave you feeling good, because it teaches you about life.  Every written word has a meaning and you are happy that someone was willing to guide your path with words.   There is not one thing that is new in life.  Some one prior to you has experienced it, felt that feeling that you feel right now.   The author wrote the book or poem or piece for you.  To teach.  To learn.  To live.  LITERATURE is important in learning how to be human.

Finally, there is PHILOSOPHY.  Overall, it is important for the sake of itself; it defines the human condition, seperating man from animal.  And is the basis for all prior subjects.

Thanks for listening,

MIKE LE