Don’t Be Stupid |
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Why do people do stupid things? |
Some people try to walk across freeways. |
They get run over. |
Some people stand on the edge of cliffs. |
They slip and fall to their death. |
Some people think a gun is not loaded. |
They point the gun at a friend. |
They pull the trigger. |
They kill their friend. |
Some people want to watch a storm up close. |
They go to the ocean. |
They feel the wind. |
They see the big waves. |
They are excited. |
Then a big wave takes them out to sea. |
They drown. |
Many people drop out of school. |
They say that school is boring. |
They want to have fun. |
School is not fun. |
They hate homework. |
They get a job at McDonald’s. |
All day long they ask the customers, |
“Do you want fries with that?” |
Is that fun? No, but it is stupid. |
Some people cheat on their wives or husbands. |
They get caught. |
Their marriage ends. |
They are alone. |
Many people smoke cigarettes. |
They get cancer. |
Many people drink and drive. |
Drinking and driving is against the law. |
It’s dangerous. |
It’s stupid. |
But people do it every day. |