Those moments, when a student would tell me that their attitude toward biology and understanding thereof had morphed, granting me some credit for catalyzing that transition . . . those moments gave me a purpose that allowed me to exist in this madness; nonetheless the surrounding stupidity, the corporatization of universities, etc. managed to burn me out. Gratefully, several of those students, health professionals all have been friends for 30 years, so I'm fortunato d'avere nutrimento esteso, fortunate for the extended sustenance of their friendship.
if anything, i hope to become more humble as i age, thinking about the "teachers" or the "moments in which they inspired" me and thus have made and sustained me. hopefully i have done my share of inspiring others. the hard -- and ultimate -- part to me is remembering that they are also human, with worts and all.
Those moments, when a student would tell me that their attitude toward biology and understanding thereof had morphed, granting me some credit for catalyzing that transition . . . those moments gave me a purpose that allowed me to exist in this madness; nonetheless the surrounding stupidity, the corporatization of universities, etc. managed to burn me out. Gratefully, several of those students, health professionals all have been friends for 30 years, so I'm fortunato d'avere nutrimento esteso, fortunate for the extended sustenance of their friendship.
if anything, i hope to become more humble as i age, thinking about the "teachers" or the "moments in which they inspired" me and thus have made and sustained me. hopefully i have done my share of inspiring others. the hard -- and ultimate -- part to me is remembering that they are also human, with worts and all.