This year, it seemed as if somebody screwed up, because the yearbooks were supposed to come out last Friday, but they only came out yesterday. With the seniors leaving today, this created a mass scramble to get their signatures, but I did get everybody who I wanted.
I finally realized something this year.
There are two kinds of people in this world:
- People who ask, "Can I sign your yearbook?"
- People who ask, "Can you sign my yearbook?".
The first kind is the popular crowd. The people who want to be noticed. They want to firmly implant themselves in the memories of others. They fear that they are going to be forgotten, and need to make sure this is not so.
The second kind is completely different. They are the people who don't necessarily care whether they are noticed or not. What they do care is that they don't forget all the good times high school has to offer. They want to remember.
It is very easy to predict which people will fall under which category.
The people who ask "Can I sign your yearbook?" are the outgoing. The people who feel the need to make an entrance whenever they walk into a room. The people you can't help but notice. The people who everyone wants to say they know.
The people who ask "Can you sign my yearbook?" are often the more passive. The people who sit back and watch. The people who have to be asked to join the circle. The ones who maybe stay at home during the parties and dances.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying one side is better than the other. Certainly, each side has its good points and bad points. I'm just saying that there is a division. A predictable, noticeable division.
-NM
And then there are those who say both.
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