Assignment 19-- Daniel Mendoza Vasquez

I am conscious that this piece of advice is quite strange--and maybe not always applicable--but it has certainly stuck with me. I have been advised to exhibit a Jerry Seinfeld-esque indifference to setbacks in life. And Seinfeld was specifically referred to. Whether they be emotional, school-related, or otherwise, it has been suggested to me that I don’t dwell on things, but that I instead pick my head up and move on. Of course, this doesn’t mean that I should never care about anything or lack sympathy, which is true of Seinfeld’s one-dimensional sitcom character. It doesn’t mean that I should act in an asshole-ish fashion to get me in difficult situations in the first place, such as forgetting my girlfriend’s name. It does mean, however, that I shouldn’t overthink things and hold myself back even more by refusing to get over hardships and misfortunes. Because, as I myself have observed in my very short lifespan, the universe tends to unfold as it should.