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To Be of Use
The people I love the best
jump into work head first
without dallying in the shallows
and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.
They seem to become natives of that element
the black sleek heads of seals
bouncing like half-submerged balls.
I love people who harness themselves, an ox
to a heavy cart,
Who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience,
Who strain in the mud and the muck to
move things forward,
Who do what has to be done, again and agin.
I want to be with people who submerge
in the task, who go into the fields to harvest
and work in a row and pass the bags along,
who are not parlor generals and field deserters
but move in common rhythym
when the food must come in or the fire be put out.
The work of the world is common as mud.
Botched it smears the hands, crumbles to dust.
But the thing worth doing well done
has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident.
Greek amphoras for wine or oil,
Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums
but you know they were made to be used.
The pitcher cries for water to carry
and the person for work that is real.
-Marge Piercy
Dear people who question why girls go to the bathroom together
Hermione went alone and got attacked by a troll
(Source: middle-east-beast)
For the first eight years of our marriage, [Michelle and I] were paying more in student loans than what we were paying for our mortgage. So we know what this is about.
And we were lucky to land good jobs with a steady income. But we only finished paying off our student loans—check this out, all right, I’m the President of the United States—we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago.
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—President Obama in North Carolina today on why Congress has to act to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling (via barackobama)
When Obama was nominated, he got a lot of criticism for not having military experience. I think it’s more pertinent that he had the experience of not growing up wealthy and privileged in America. How can someone who’s never had to worry about money or loans create a fair policy about them? -Jess
(via stfuconservatives)
Yes, this.
(via greatwhitebear)
Yesterday my Modern American History teacher told us that 1 out of 2 American college graduates is underemployed or unemployed…50%. My mom said the student debt in our nation has surpassed even credit card debt. I hope that President Obama can do something about all this.
but seriously this will rip your heart out and make you go hug your mom. Watch it. =)
