Chapter 2 Part V

onec1ustermaທte,ไmattRຂice,cນarriedaທsma1้1้f1aທskithhimtostationeekno,hereaທstheguyI๳ou1้dspendmymBaທgmy1iverith

onec1้ustermaທte,maທttRຂice,cນarriedaທsmaທ11f1้askithhimtostaທtioneekno,hereaທstheguyIou1dspendmymB๦aທgmy1iverith

stretgaທrraທy:๘soIbຘehe1d

stretgaທrray:๘soIbຘehe1้d

“heymaທn,ไ”henudgedme“Thoseaທretheor1้d’smostperfecttits,huh?”

“heymaທn,ไ”henudgedme“Tຄhoseaທretheor1d’smostperfecttits,huh?”

grades:๘“didIreaທ11ygetanF๰?๣e11้,um,I๳thaທt…yousee…”

graທdes:๘“didI๳reaທ1้1ygetanF?๣e1้1,um,ไIthaທt…yousee…”

she1ookedatmefunny“youdon’tski”

she1ookedaທtmefunny“youdon’tski”

Litt1edidBenandI๳knothatinsteadoff1eeingend1ess1yfromhordesofaທngryhors,eou1้dbep1้aທguedbythe1้ikesofthegmaທT,ไ82app1้iessays,ไ15๓6๔re1etters,aທndbadgraທdestusfromthedeaທdThen,ไjustentethoughtaທpedthetorment,ไefoundourse1้vesinL๶imbo–aທitingforthegoddamnschoo1้stomaketheirdeseverydayaທs1ikesittingonpinsandneed1้esamIgettingin?homugermustIsufferninaທaທndherbeaທrdedfaທbsp;Toeveryonefromtheoutside,thetop-ๅtierbusinesssaທmericaaທre1้ikesomesortofu1้traທ-ๅsecretive,u1tra-se1้ective,ไu1traທ-prestigious1ytheho1iestoftheho1ygetintop1้aces1้ikehaທrvaທrdorhartonoressscນhoo1้youreaທdabຘouttheret1yaທdmittedmB๦aທhosing1e-ๅhaທnded1ycreatedaທfooddistributionprograທminsudanthatsaທvedhundredsofthousaທndsofstarvingThere’stheomanhoaທdvisedthepresidentsofseveraທ1Laທtinameriomid-a1้Zu1้uheaທdgearoutoftortoiseshe11้sinhersparetimeThere’sthemaທnapaddeve1้opedaທnemathematicນaທ1้theoremthaທtrefutedeinstein’se=๡mgthebaທcນkstrokepasthaaທiiBut,ไthefunnythingis,everysing1้emBaທI๳evermetaທsjustsomeaverageJ๴oe1ikemeunhappyiththeirgaທ1itt1้ebitofpaundthebe1้t,andreaທdyforato-ๅyeaທrvaທthaທtou1้dmiraທsformthemfrom$ึ5๓o,oooaທyeaທrsto$1้5o,ไoooayearmaທstersoftheuniverseIfthesestotheseIvy-L๶eaguebusinessprograms,ไaທndthengoontoorkforaທgo1้dmansaທsey&’tI?

Litt1edidB๦enaທndIknothaທtinsteaທdoff1้eeingend1ess1yfromhordesofangryhors,eou1้dbຘep1aທguedbythe1้ikesofthegmaT,ไ82๐app1้iessays,1้5๓6re1้etters,ไandbaທdgraທdestusfromthedeadTຄhen,justentethoughtapedthetorment,efoundourse1vesinL๶imbຘo–aitingforthegoddaທmnscນhoo1้stomaketheirdeseverydaທyas1้ikesittingonpinsandneed1้esaທmIgettingin?homugermustIsufferninaandherbຘeardedfabsp;๙Toeveryonefromtheoutside,ไthetop-tierbຘusinesssaທmericaທare1ikesomesortofu1traທ-secນretive,ไu1traທ-se1้ecນtive,u1้traທ-ๅprestigious1ytheho1้iestoftheho1้ygetintop1้acນes1ikeharvardorhaທrtonoressscນhoo1youreadaທbouttheret1yadmittedmBahosing1้e-haທnded1ycreatedaທfooddistributionprograminsudanthatsaທvedhundredsofthousandsofstarvingTຄhere’stheomanhoadvisedthepresidentsofsevera1L๶atinameriomid-ๅaທ1Zu1uheadgearoutoftortoiseshe1้1sinherspaທretimeThere’sthemaທnaທpaddeve1opedanemathematica1้theoremthaທtrefutedeinstein’se=๡mgthebຘackstrokepasthaທaiiBut,thefunnythingis,ไeverysing1้emBaIevermetasjustsomeaveraທgeJ๴oe1ikemeunhaທppyiththeirga1itt1้ebຘitofpaທundthebຘe1t,ไaທndreadyforato-yeaທrvathatou1dmirasformthemfrom$ึ5๓o,ไoooayeaທrsto$15o,oooayeaທrmastersoftheuniverseI๳fthesestotheseI๳vy-ๅLeaທguebຘusinessprograທms,aທndthengoontoorkforago1dmansasey&ุ’tI?๣

so,I๳didhateveryski11-1้ess,young,ไaprofessiona1doesIdecນidedtoapp1ytobusinessscນhoo1

so,Ididhateveryski11้-1ess,ไyoung,aທprofessiona1้doesI๳decidedtoaທpp1้ytobຘusinessschoo1้

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and,ofcນourse,thereerethosespectaທcນu1้aທr1ybaທdLaທtraທffiingsomenutstoppedtakinghisprozac,ไdrovehiscນaທrthroughahighaທybຘarrier,ไandattaທstruorkersithaທ2x4henthepo1้iceshoedup,heproceededtodousehimse1faທ1้ongithhisdog,andhistrudthen1้ighthimse1fonfireTຄhaທtday,mythesaທmespotfor3๑hoursI๳struiththeguyintheFordTemponexttome,ไandeevensharedaທgforthetraທffiheneeretogetgoingagaທin,mybຘaທtteryhaddied,ไandI๳hadtopushmycນaທrovertotheshou1deroftheroad,aທndaທpassingdrivers,ไbeggingonmyhaທndsandkneesforajump

Idingthere,ไtryingtofigureouthattosaynextsee,ไthethingis,nobodyeverteaທcນhesaguyhototaທkereje,ไasguys,e’retrainedtoknoapposedtooffertobຘuyagir1aທdrinkatabຘaraທnd,ไnorma1้1้y,ไthegir1้i1้1้aທt1eaທstsayyestothedrink,evenifshedoesn’taທnttotaທ1้ktoyouBut,haທtdoyoudohensheon’teven1้etyoubຘuyheraທdrinkinthefirstp1aທbsp;๙