Murphy's Law School

I would like to congratulate all the graduates of our schools but I know that the only ones who will not be surprised (dare I say, disappointed) to realize that life doesn't usually turn out the way we want are the grads of Murphy's Law School. Indeed, the best laid plans of mice and men soon become "Who stole my cheese?" (feel free to sub 'future' for cheese.)

Why not go with the sure-bet in the crap-shoot of life?

If you have not learned that life is too short to get stuck (or committed) on/in any one circumstance; that it's better to laugh (or not care) over spilled/wasted milk, that everyone else dies but Murphy lives on, then you got robbed by our educational system. In fact, most young people are already educated into this understanding even before they get to higher education. That is why they are more apt to look to fame or Xtreme competitions to make their dreams come true. Murphy's brother, Mayhem, teaches an advertising course based on the idea that if you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

Personally, I do not endorse the principle that if it can be done (even when it comes to formal education), it should be done. To me, possible is not always preferable. You see, I take Murphy's Law seriously - ever since, that is, I graduated from schools of opportunity and entitlement.