The Reign of Sadness
Young people seem to be naturally drawn into the harmonics of happiness, finding joy in the smallest of pleasures, structuring their hours in exhilarating ways. Sadness, even momentary sadness, the young person believes, is to be repelled and resisted, as if sadness were an abnormal state, something akin to an illness or disease. As one […]
The View from Outside
The clearest thinking emerges with a sense of perspective, from a distance as if seen through a looking-glass. The angle of approach can be adjusted; the focus fine-tuned. It’s natural for young people to strive for outstanding results in a particular field so that they may be invited into an elite group. Once accepted into […]
