No more talking... Let's go straight to the point! The much-awaited winner of this contest is...
THE MORTIPUS, MWAHAHAHA!
I was joking, nobody would dare put a stinky octopus there. Still. Psst... The winner is 
Between me (
@theironfelix) and 
@calluna (
@f3nix is still on his spring break / Easter vacation, leave the lad alone), we decided to judge it by this criteria: (a), the entry directly answers the central question of life experience AND it having taught a great lesson and, (b), how meaningful the impact was to one's life. Seeing the two proper entries by @owasco and 
@agmoore2, it certainly was a difficult challenge and I (@theironfelix) shall give a small stipend for @agmoore2 for not only re-entering with a more fleshed out experience but fulfilling the requirements.
@theironfelix) and @calluna (@f3nix is still on his spring break / Easter vacation, leave the lad alone), we decided to judge it by this criteria: (a), the entry directly answers the central question of life experience AND it having taught a great lesson and, (b), how meaningful the impact was to one's life. Seeing the two proper entries by @owasco and @agmoore2, it certainly was a difficult challenge and I (@theironfelix) shall give a small stipend for @agmoore2 for not only re-entering with a more fleshed out experience but fulfilling the requirements.To give a small brief of @owasco's entry (a comment entry), it is a very sad tale of bureaucratic school function's that preaches inclusion but practices conformity. While I can definitely give an account of why it is the case (at least in the USA), I shall be brief to just say that public schooling had long outlived it's a combination of factors that clearly points to the model being outdated. Yet I shall leave the hornet's nest of the word that shall not be spoken on here (p*litics), as the 
@bananafish tribe explicitly is a p*litical-neutral/free zone - as outlined on the @bananafish manifesto here to click. To return back to the point, @owasco not only tells the tale but also how we shouldn't view neuro-divergent (or "different") people as aliens but apart of us - no matter what the bureaucrat says.
@owasco's entry (a comment entry), it is a very sad tale of bureaucratic school function's that preaches inclusion but practices conformity. While I can definitely give an account of why it is the case (at least in the USA), I shall be brief to just say that public schooling had long outlived it's a combination of factors that clearly points to the model being outdated. Yet I shall leave the hornet's nest of the word that shall not be spoken on here (p*litics), as the @bananafish tribe explicitly is a p*litical-neutral/free zone - as outlined on the @bananafish manifesto here to click. To return back to the point, @owasco not only tells the tale but also how we shouldn't view neuro-divergent (or "different") people as aliens but apart of us - no matter what the bureaucrat says.Just to congratulate @agmoore2 and @owasco once again. Cheers to you two for contributing to making this not only a contest but a wonderful occasion to reflect on the important parts of life!~
@agmoore2 and @owasco once again. Cheers to you two for contributing to making this not only a contest but a wonderful occasion to reflect on the important parts of life!~ Godspeed, proud readers! See you again in the Realms of Bananafish!