I need to find something to occupy my time. Maybe I need to find a good temporary job for the summer. On the other hand, my Dad suggested that I work for a SC Senatorial political campaign (I'd do either Jim DeMint or Thomas Ravenel), partially for the experience in the political process and partly to put it on my résumé. I'd like to be working at a summer camp in California, Camp Lucerne, but I ended up turning in my application too late and I was put on a waiting list of some kind. So, that's a (remote) possibility, but one I won't know about for another week or so.
Other ideas: Hugh Hewitt, in his excellent book entitled In, But Not Of, suggests that to be influential in the world, it's important to have a good understanding of history, and suggests about a dozen books to read on the subject. Considering my less than stellar understanding of history, it might be prudent to spend my summer reading them.
He also suggests, "Your obvious need is to go deep into at least one area of material that will be of interest to many, if not all, people of accomplishment" (page 53) as a means of demonstrating the desire to develop "depth of intellect." To be honest, this is probably one of my weak points. Naturally, as a Christian, brought up in a Christian home, going to Christian schools all of my life, I have a fairly in-depth knowledge of the Bible, at least by comparison to the world. I could teach you how to customize a windows-based computer to look and act like a Mac (or whatever you wanted). I could bore you to tears about Star Trek. But are any of these interesting to "influential" members of society?
I could learn to golf, I suppose. That seems to be a useful skill for any aspiring businessman.
Anyways, I'm open to suggestions.
Posted by Blog Jones at June 3, 2004 01:24 AM
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