Sunday, October 7, 2012

Why Abraham was Willing to Sacrifice Isaac

Not only have we been looking at this in Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling in my Existentialism class, but I have now realized the answer.
It is because Isaac was a pain in the butt.

How do I know this?, you may ask. It's simple, really. My brother is an Isaac. No, really. My brother's name is Isaac.
Now, don't get me wrong. I love him with every cell in my body, and I would not have written this post out of respect had he himself not asked me to write it. Yep, he's the youngest, so he loves to get attention.
Here are some examples of what he does that makes me want to strangle him:
  • Every seven seconds, he's all like "S'how're you?"
  • Every nine seconds, he's all like "What'cha doing?" Mind you, I am always right near him. He can very well see what I am doing.
  • Every eleven seconds, he's all like "HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Hail." (as a point of clarification, my given name is Hailey, and my family tends to shorten it to Hail)
  • All he can think about is racing: NASCAR, longboarding, snowboarding, you name it. If it goes fast, he likes it.
  • He never shuts up. Our family has a running joke that if he isn't talking, he's sleeping. And usually, it's true.
  • The child had boundless energy. This is not necessarily bad, but it means that he always needs to be entertained. Always.
  • He takes things too far. Even when we explicitly ask him to not tell us that story form South Park, he does so anyway.
  • He cuts you off when you're walking.
  • He always shoots straw wrappers at me. Always.
Here are some examples of why I love him:
  • He gives the best hugs.
  • He's adorable, which is a huge redeeming quality.
  • His nose is awesome and like a ski jump.
  • He went to Snowboarding Nationals last year and placed 35 in the nation in his event and division.
  • He's taking French. He chose Pierre as his French name. He's all like "huwhuw I am Pierre" in that stereotypical nasal accent.
  • He goes super fast on his longboard.
  • He is seriously awesome at cuddling.
You may notice that there are more annoying things about him than things I like, but the first one and the last one in the "love him" category make up for it.
To me, he'll always be Small Child. Even though he'd be taller than me if I didn't have a mohawk at the moment.

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