if our universe was a grain of sand
Last week, I attended a conference in Newport and two lectures -- one by string theorist Brian Greene, the other by British designer Jonathan Barnbrook -- that inspired me to expand my perceptions of what I could do with my life, what I should do with the enormous privileges I have acquired by being here. It is much too easy to become obsessively self-involved, and forget that there are greater causes to contribute to than careers and semblances of security. There are questions to be answered, people whose lives need changing, principles to uphold, information that needs to be made accessible, paradigms that could stand to be shifted. Sometimes I think about what I want to do in the future and wonder if I could contribute in any way at all, in what manner and how, and if I am on the right path to doing so.
I am thinking of making a separate blog for all my thoughts on these matters, and keeping this one for posts related to my personal life only. Lately I feel like I'm brimming with thoughts and ideas beyond my everyday experiences and nowhere to pour them out.