Journal #14: The Apprentice

If I were Ben Franklin's apprentice, I would follow him around all day. I would help him write and help him think of the American Dream. I would be a big help to him. I would organize all his papers and help him with his thoughts. I would get him his food and drink, so he can focus at all times during the day. He would be my mentor. I would learn valuable lessons from him that I could use for my own life. I would have to be really smart to be Ben Franklin's apprentice. He would need to be my teacher, and I would be his student. I would learn how to be like him and learn how to make my own life model the American dream. I think that if I were his apprentice, I would be his helper. When he needs me to sharpen his pencils, or refill his ink, or get him some new paper, I will be there for him. I would be more of a servant than an apprentice because he would be so focused on his work that I would end up doing everything for him. Being his apprentice would be such a hard job because I have big shoes to fill. I would have to live up to all of his accomplishments and be someone he can trust. That would be very hard to do for a man who is so busy trying to change the world. I think that he would be very appreciative of my help, but he would also take me for granted in a way. I do not think my help would be greatly recognized by him at all. I feel like he would be the type of person to just expect my help and not think anything more of it, but who knows. I would be there for him when he needed me, and I would back off when I feel the need to.