Happiness is impossible, and even inconceivable, to a mind without scope, and without pause, a mind driven by craving, pleasure or fear. To be happy, you must be reasonable, or you must be tamed. You must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world and what things in it can really serve you. To be happy you must be wise. - George Santayana
Aha! I knew it! I just knew ignorance wasn't bliss, that happiness isn't simple. This is happiness for people who have been through something (or somethings), for people who think, for people who try. Maybe that's why I didn't really get it in grad school - I hadn't learned enough yet. And, looking back, my experiences at Massey are the ones that taught me the most about myself and my place in the world. As a friend and former don wrote in the current newsletter, "What a gift to take with us."
