In the book "everything is illuminated" there is this passage where Alex reflects on what his little brother will experience when he grows up:
"Little Igor, the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned."
I think "feeling like you've earned it" is very similar to feeling like you deserve it -- a sense of entitlement? I feel that my generation struggles with this sense of entitlement. We are supposed to be grateful for all the choices we have; yet, we are trapped by these choices. Interesting how this "deserving" applies to both good and bad things in life.
2 comments:
Jia, I am baffled by the choices. They are infinite. I can't even understand how many choices are in front of us. And the best and hardest part is that we can do anything and have any one of these choices.
I miss philosophizing with you on lunch breaks.
xxxooo
I feel trapped by the infinite choices sometimes. How are you supposed to pick? I often find that it's easier not to choose. I miss seeing you on a daily basis. Work is not the same these days without the dream team. I'm glad we have this space.
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