My grandmother had six kids - one died as an infant - and she was dirt-poor, and all her kids got an education. And my mom grew up poor. And they both worked so hard and cultivated so much of their own happiness. I wanted to have that like an amulet. Not like armor, but like a magic feather. Like Du
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.”
“But teleological considerations can lead no further than to a belief and a hope. They do not give certainty.”