School Spirit

It's like modern-day totemism. We rabidly attach ourselves as an academic community to some ferocious animal (or other). Then we have miniature wars. There's even body paint present when you look at the most fervent fans. I always found a passionate love for one's school and school mascot a little strange. Thinking about this is when I learn a little about myself--that I believe not everything has a purpose. I truly believe that, when it comes to my school, i could have been born anywhere, and it would have been just as easy to fall into the fandom of another community. Then it becomes completely meaningless, and I go back to do my homework.