Seen on bus panel advertising:
Handsome, well-dressed man in the New York City subway.
Message: One-Year MBA for, uh, MERCY College
Slogan: For Those With a Passion to Get Ahead
Context: Life can be most richly lived in the briefest of
moments.
One of my most gratifying conversations over the holidays
occurred in my daughter’s bar and grill in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
As M and I were leaving on New Year’s Eve, I met K, a
teacher. I proceeded to tell K how back in my hometown of Owen Sound, Ontario,
the people who were the pillars of the community if not the local heroes were
invariably teachers. I had not talked to many public school teachers during the
holidays – so I took the opportunity of telling her how much I valued her
profession. She smiled, thanked me and wished me a Happy New Year.
Happiness, of course, is in the eye of the beholder.
Next: Running for
Your Life: Rituals!
