David, Campbell and others in “Time Crapsules”

No one's going to end up a failure in life!

Oh, kids. Of course you're going to fail! [The campers panic] For Christ's sake, will you stop screeching?! Failure is unavoidable. Like going to a baseball game and then remembering baseball is terrible! The fact of the matter is, most of you- like me- won't end up where you want to be in the future.

I fucking knew it!

Will you stop?! [composes himself, continues thoughtfully] Here's the thing. You've got to take your failures, and make something out of them. Take Camp Campbell, for instance. A lot of poor decisions went into making this place what it is today. Sure, somewhere along the line it maybe strayed from its path, not living up to the camp it wanted to be. At some point, the Camp realized it would never reach the end of its path until it was ready, or until it gave up! So, if the Camp wanted to keep embezzling money and dealing with foreign powers, so be it! But, at some point, it didn't anymore. I never saw this coming, but I'm starting to think this camp is the best it's ever been.

Woah. I had no idea this camp had so many complex emotions.

So maybe there's no need to rush anything. Sorry, Gwen.

Yeah, well. I guess dusting off some of those writing samples could make for some good practice.

Maybe the time capsules aren't scary commitments to the future, but are actually just proof of how we've grown since childhood.

Or maybe they're a waste of fucking energy. All in favor of striking this Camp activity from the roster forever?

I don't know what happened here today, David, but whatever it was, [drops the box he's holding in the fire] I'm glad I was here to be a part of it.

Did you just throw your treasury bonds in the fire?

Oh, my God, WHAT'VE I DONE?!