From listening to the speech water, I can respond to what David Foster Wallace is talking about. One point he brought up was the point of view of thought and how he jokingly brought up several times how he is self-centered, and everything is about him. He brings up different ways to think of daily routines that no one has to go through, even thought there are many people like him in the scenario, but what he says is, that the people are just in his way. He says that a better way to think, with a liberal arts education is the ability to think differently. Think more optimistically, to think that the person who just cut you off is going in somewhere in emergency, or that the person in line at the supermarket are in the same situation a oneself …show more content…
This happens to people with mid life crisis where they finally accept the fate of what is going to happen, a fate that what they worship will or will not happen to them. For example, when someone wants money, they believe that the only way is to work hard, and it will come but thinking that things in the world are only there to slow you down or to stop you will only lead to defeat. These thoughts are just unconscious and lead to a pessimistic lifestyle, the only way to think differently is to accept things instead of distracting oneself, and to bring up what happens in the world and to care for others. He then brings up what freedom is, a conscious thought to help others and bring up the best in the world. Having unconscious thoughts makes people self-centered and can be hurtful to those around oneself. Thinking differently is hard and is why we chose not to do it, thinking with a self-centered attitude will lead to short term personal gain but make others sad or feel defeated. While putting in a little effort and constantly make others feel better will not only help others who are in a struggle but make the world a better place in the long