This may sound stupid & looney.

I'd like to declare that I am stupid. And I've always been fully aware that I am stupid. And that puts me a notch above the very stupid people. Because they don't even know they are stupid. That's the worst kind of stupid. Because if one doesn't know it, it's difficult to learn. One just remains in a state of utter stupidity. Because I know I am stupid, I am able to become a bit less stupid. By learning what makes me stupid. And I occasionally become -- well, quite smart. On this or that. But still, in so very many ways, I remain stupid. I don't know what it is about stupidity. But it does make me feel good. Because I am so stupid I don't know any better than to feel good -- and stupid. --Jim Broede