@Debra Atherton
It’s complicated being me. Sometimes I’m a walking manifestation of Rule Number Six: I stand on desks, I make funny faces, I tell funny stories on myself. I apologize easily if I get something wrong. And other times I’m the queen of seriousness. Usually when students aren’t doing what I want. What IIIII think is important. Why, it’s almost like I have two selves!Ah, the crucial moment at last, when we realize the war exists between that of the created and real self...
I can’t help it but see the spiritual side of it. The “old” man of selfishness, survival, need, fear, jealousy, and so many other things compare it to the “new” man; the giving, fearless, loving, caring, kind of person that really wants to be allowed to exist. It all goes back to the original premise: It’s all invented. Now all we have to do is decide which one we want to share with others. There’s a proverb I’ve heard, the dog that eats the best wins the fight. Which “dog” are we going to feed the central self or the calculating self? I dare say the central self will require the most attention to survive. It will be the most challenging and difficult. But I think it will be worth it! Here’s to our students, their greatness, and to us, for allowing them to be themselves.
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