Double You's
written by Kasmik Zenter 2009
After a couple of good swinging rounds, crowds escalating and voices agitating, two or three security officers managed to break through and pull us apart, then we were swiftly escorted to our holding cell. Next up was the meeting with the principal which was much more frightening than the fight itself. I remember always feeling that something sinister lurked in the principal's office: a mysterious confection of unpleasantries awaiting those who fell in its trap. So naturally, I sat unnerved, heart pounding, anticipating the worse.
The principal entered and sat before me with paper and pen, then commenced with the interrogation. He said, "I've got six questions for you, and depending on how you answer will determine whether you are suspended or expelled. It's gonna be one of the two, so think carefully before you answer". Now I won't belabor you with the exact questions, but I will tell you that in documenting his report on the fight it centered around theses six words:
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHY
HOW
After I answered, he looked over the information, wrote up a decision, then showed me to the door.
Now remember I told you at the beginning that this was my first visit to the principal's office. Furthermore, I had many more remarkable moments there, but all of my visits culminated in those six questions and a subsequent judgement from the principal. These events made me understand that what I thought and visualized about that office was not real, only my perceptions. There was no evil looming behind the doors, just people doing their jobs. And most important, I realized that what made the image and likeness of the 'Principal' was actually a set of 'principles' underlying everything that was decided in that office. Those six principles lay the foundation for all things in this world, from the most elementary of thoughts to the grandest mathematical computations and creations to ever be formed.
So when you get in a fluster, are met with insurmountable challenges, or get lost along the way, take a little time and ask yourself those six easy questions. Answer them honestly, review the evidence, then make a decision. The principles will show you the way.
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