Tadpoles Are Really Ugly

There is an old asian proverb, that goes, 'The frog forgets his time as a tadpole'. The related folktale is that tadpoles, as a tadpole, yearn to grow in to a frog. They wriggle around hard, trying hard to grow their legs. However, once they morph in to their dreams, they forget their past and act like they've gotten their dreams by working hard, believing themselves a 'self-made man,' when they are actually the product of a biological predisposition that have been to applied equally, self made or not, to their ancestors.

The irony isn't only applied to animals in the folktale. Real life examples exist everywhere: The white community from "The Raisin In the Sun" is a perfect example. They too were tadpoles, working hard in order to achieve their dreams. Yet, they decide to ignore other people's dreams, because they aren't tadpoles anymore.

Does success negatively impact people on who they are as people? While the question is not a rhetorical, it cannot be denied that they change, good or bad. Windows founder Bill Gates uses his pile of money to help the poor, and rapper Game set up a music studio in a public high school. However, we can never tell if they are still in contact with those they have known before success. In fact, countless numbers of celebrities refuse to date those that are not celebrities.

What is true to multiple extents, however, is the outrageous attitude of Karl and the community. The ugly racism aside, they decided that their dreams are superior than other people's dreams. The way they outright ignore there slightly different (mind you, different does not equal wrong) shows how self centered and selfish humans can be. It is undeniable that humanity must work towards resolving these problems; not only racism, but the selfishness that potentially lies under all of us.