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We have sunken into a mindset where youth is our prime, and if we don’t achieve success during our prime, then we have missed our one critical chance to “peak” in life.
When people are dying, no longer from the virus but by the hands of their government, riots and mutiny are inevitable.
I’m ignorantly unaware that I just made someone else’s life a little harder.
I would rather be unknowing than know failure.
But if you measure the value of school based on the number of facts you can whip out of your pocket, then I suppose you really didn’t understand the assignment.
The idea of living with ambivalent feelings, a place without closure, is peculiarly uncomfortable.
We treat our doctors with pride and appreciation, but there’s a very heavy burden that follows the letters D and r.
I wish I was so engrossed, so suffocatingly possessed by something, that if I was requested to conduct a twenty minute presentation on the spot, I could do it.
If educators are unsure about what lines they can’t cross regarding sexual identity and gender expression, then they’ll ultimately decide to not even try crossing over into that territory.
When people questioned athletes like Gu deciding to represent China, comparing her to athletes like Chen who continue to represent the U.S., whether I agree with their decision or not, I do acknowledge the risk and courage it took to make either decision.