Most of our lives, it seems, are spent in the in-between places—not accomplishing amazing things, but waiting for the train, or for the email to be returned or for the kids to be done with piano lessons. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. After all, even atoms are mostly made up of the space between their component parts.
How do you like to pass the time?
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow[s]; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
― Ernest Hemingway
In what ways do you feel you are better than who you used to be?
The Chanukah candles are traditionally displayed in a window, letting their light shine out for all to see. Their beauty and their testament to courage and the possibility of miracles are meant to be shared.
How do you let your light shine?
In the children’s book Charlotte’s Web, the spider, Charlotte, weaves the words “some pig” into her web, describing her friend Wilbur. Another of the words she painstakingly weaves is “humble.” Being humble and impressive are not mutually exclusive.
Who do you admire for their ability to be both humble and impressive?
“We do not brag about ancestors that were not great”
―Bangambiki Habyarimana
Who, among your ancestors, do you prefer to keep in the shadows?
