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The Secret of Complex Simplicity

"Hey guys, wanna hear something crazy?" I said, my eyes wide with excitement.

It was lunchtime at Jefferson Middle School, and as usual, we were huddled at the back of the cafeteria. Jake and Emily looked at me curiously.

"What's up, dude? Got another wild story?" Jake asked, taking a bite of his peanut butter sandwich.

I cleared my throat dramatically. "So, I had this totally weird dream last night..."

In my dream, I found myself at the "Evolution Institute." Scientists in white coats were bustling around, and I followed one of them.

"Check this out, junior scientist," the scientist said, grinning at me. "We're cracking the code of evolution here."

He pointed to a massive screen filled with complicated graphs and charts.

"See that? Evolution always moves towards simplicity. Duplicate stuff merges, and each part gets more specialized."

I nodded, pretending to understand, but honestly, it was all Greek to me.

"But here's the kicker," the scientist lowered his voice conspiratorially. "Human minds? They're a whole different ballgame."

He leaned in and whispered, "Our minds actually try to get more complex. We want to seem mysterious and hard to figure out."

"Why's that?" I asked, eyes as big as saucers.

"Well... that's for you to figure out, kiddo." He winked.

Suddenly, alarms blared. "Emergency! All personnel evacuate!"

We dashed outside, but instead of a parking lot, we ended up on our school's football field.

There stood Coach Johnson, holding a football. "Alright, team!" he yelled. "Today, we're playing 'Thesis Football'!"

I was confused. "Thesis... Football?"

"You bet!" Coach grinned. "Writing a thesis is just like football. You start easy and gradually ramp up the difficulty."

He punted the football high into the air. As it soared, it transformed into a giant paper airplane!

"Now catch that plane and read what's inside!" Coach hollered.

We all scrambled to catch it. I managed to snag one and...

"So, what did the paper say?" Emily asked eagerly.

I smirked and replied, "It said, 'Life seems complicated, but it's actually pretty simple. Just do what you love and give it your all!'"

Jake chuckled. "Seriously? All that crazy dream stuff for that simple message?"

I shrugged. "Maybe that's the secret of our minds? Seems complex, but it's all simple in the end."

We looked at each other for a moment, then burst out laughing. The bell rang, and we hurried back to class.

Later that day, during Biology, Mr. Rodriguez was explaining evolution, and I couldn't stop grinning. My dream "Evolution Institute" kept popping into my head.

Maybe our classes, our lives, and even evolution itself are all getting simpler, just like in my dream. But why does the process have to be so darn complicated?

Man, the human mind sure is a trip!