Opinion | Our Lives Are an Endless Series of ‘And’
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Opinion | Our Lives Are an Endless Series of ‘And’
I love the bigness of the world. My most profoundly peaceful and interesting place is up on top of a mountain where I can see really far. And that’s not just because I happen to love mountains, although I do. I am soothed and intrigued by the experience of the longest possible view. I’m profoundly drawn to questions of scale.
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Opinion | Our Lives Are an Endless Series of ‘And’
Life is full of suffering. It’s unevenly distributed in tragic ways — I would never dispute that. But even the best and luckiest and most privileged life has an unfortunate share of suffering in it. And there are choices to be made: How much do we focus on it? How much do we dwell on it? How much do we speak of it? How do we speak of it? And how mu... See more
Opinion | Our Lives Are an Endless Series of ‘And’
…I’m not suggesting we shouldn’t speak about trauma and upset. As I said, I think it was a great revolution in our culture that people have permission to do so. But I share the sense that something was slightly lost in these generations.
Do you understand his temperament as an act of denial or an act of acceptance?
What an interesting question. I’ve never been asked that before. I suppose I understand his temperament mostly as a great gift.
I’m not trying to deny my father the credit he deserves. I know my father made a great many decisions about the kind of life he wanted to live a... See more
What an interesting question. I’ve never been asked that before. I suppose I understand his temperament mostly as a great gift.
I’m not trying to deny my father the credit he deserves. I know my father made a great many decisions about the kind of life he wanted to live a... See more