You Seem to Lack the Capacity to Learn Lessons

These words were stated in a recent Smallville episode. While I’m no longer a fan of the show with its withering story lines, slow transitions, and weak-willed characters bringing down a once popular show, I’m ashamed to admit that my criticism and once constructive standards have become compromised, as I continue to fry my brain by sitting in front of the television for a show I’m not even interested in. The most engaging part of this week’s episode was this sentence: You seem to lack the capacity to learn lessons. It’s a simple sentence that’s easy to understand. Simple sentences that deliver a clear message with common words aren’t particularly unusual. And yet I can’t help but feel gravitated towards the simplicity and sophistication of this sentence. I feel a little uncomfortable using the word sophisticated to describe this sentence. It makes me feel uneducated and uncultured because there are far more refined sentences than this one, and I’m aware of that. I can’t tell if I feel uncomfortable admitting how I feel because deep down inside, I believe I’m unsophisticated. Maybe I’m confusing simplicity with sophistication because I’m a simple-minded person who doesn’t know any better. But will someone like that pick up on a single sentence? Maybe I’m making allowances for my shortcomings by overcomplicating things to give the illusion of a busy mind. I’m putting way too much thought and energy into something this insignificant.