once we live:

Dear World,

After watching the 113th Boston Marathon, I wrote this piece:

an ethiopian finished first, a kenyan finished second, an american finished third. an american finished ahead of a kenyan, a kenyan finished ahead of an ethiopian. a brazilian carried his flag, a korean wore hers as a pin, a south african wore his national colors. a brit sang her country’s anthem, a russian thought it was beautiful. an irish slowed down to take in the music, a chinese sped up to do the same. another brit fell down and couldn’t. an italian cheered him on, an israeli helped him up. a mexican dropped her flag, an iranian avoided stepping on it, a swede picked it up. and a costa rican smiled.

wishful thinking?

why are we all a race?
why do we all race?
and why are they the same word anyway?

Love Always,
Nathan

Dear Student,

“The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself and to others.”
- Grayson Kirk

Love Always,
Nathan