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Maybe they'd have to hold each other when it rose, all organe and full and close. Maybe that's where our romantic notions about the moon first came from. Two people holding each other to keep their hearts from breaking, because everybody they knew was dying in the cold rocks and dust piles a quarter million miles away...
The Brothers K
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onsdag, juni 29, 2005
Steve Jobs spoke about death and dying in his commencement address. It's only now that I realize that the context of that discussion was entirely selfish. He was saying that you should seize every opportunity, follow your passions, stuff like that - live life for yourself, in essence.
But what about the other people in your life? Do you leave them behind when you do that? Were they part of one story, and now that it's over you're never allowed to speak to them again?
I'm just having a hard time letting go of people I've gotten to know over the past four years at Stanford. When they leave campus, how am I supposed to never speak to them again? I still care about them, I still want to be involved in their lives, I still hope the best for them.
On a similar note, what do I do if people shut me out of their lives when I still want to be a part of it?
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