As the new year begins and I resolve to be more mindful, more present in the moment, I consider a portion of David Foster Wallace’s 2005 Commencement address at Kenyon College:
There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes “What the hell is water?”
Living & Loving My Life
Many physicists today postulate the existence of multiple universes, even when sober. We used to live in a world of infinite possibilities. Now we live in an infinite number of worlds. India shines. Democracy thrives. The economy booms. A hundred flyovers bloom. This is not that India. If you see your picture here one day, don’t worry. That’s not you.
finding supports for an adult disabled daughter
The 5Cs' only source of news. Ever.
life as I see it
Writing Groups Demystified
