Double Agent

12-21-17

#myDecemberGoal

Double Agent

            Like how a double agent knows both parties, I feel nowadays that I am experiencing everything from the other side. What I mean is, I’m at the intersection of childhood and adulthood where I can now relate to both how adults think and how kids think. I pay bills. I worry about house maintenance. I go grocery shopping weekly, etc. Here’s an example of this two way thought process. As a kid, I would go grocery shopping and think from the consumer side: “What kind of food am I going to get?” Now as a young adult, I also think from the seller side: “They put the produce in the very front to make me want to stay in the store longer.” or “That’s a nice point of purchase display. They almost convinced me to buy that product.” It’s weird to think from both perspectives.

            Another example of this two way thinking came this afternoon. I went with my brothers to our high school where my mom teaches English. She needed help moving all her supplies because she is switching rooms. As I was helping her, I was putting away books that I had to read in high school and I recognized some hidden themes that I did not pick up on as a student. I also saw how many resources were needed to actually provide a good teaching environment and how she was stressed about her lesson plans. As a student, I had no clue how all this behind the scenes stuff actually came together to create the learning experience. Today I got a taste.

            There are many more examples, and it’s sometimes sad to know the real motivation behind something. However it is also fun to gain new perspectives. There are always new angles to look at the world whether it be high, low, left, right, diagonal, upside down, buyer, seller, student, or teacher. It won’t be long until I am leaving this intersection of childhood and adulthood. I’m waiting for the light to turn green so I can experience more adult perspectives. Until then, I’ll keep on enjoying the double agent life.

-Brody