So I saw the movie The Graduate today. I liked the movie, but I was disappointed at Mrs. Robinson. In my head, she was supposed to be a nice lady. Who knew she was a dirty whore that complicates things?
In the Simon and Garfunkel song that is the theme for that movie, the lyrics go "Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you would know, wo wo wo. God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson, heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey."
From those lyrics, I pictured Mrs. Robinson to be a nice lady that helps people out, you know?
I've been listening to that song since I was a kid, and I've always loved that song. I used to always wonder about the story of Mrs. Robinson. It sucks to be disappointed because she was such a slut in the movie. She was definitely not what I pictured and did not meet my expectations.
Expectations are a funny thing. It's always nice to meet your expectations, but if what you get is exactly what you expected, then it becomes old and cliche, almost boring. It becomes banal uninspired.
Perfection comes in small surprises, while meeting expectations. Perfection is above and beyond, but not too far off.
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