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We are the only creatures that both laugh and weep. I think it's because we are the only creatures that see the difference between the way things are and the way they might be.

Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup-they all die. So do we.

Hide-and-seek, grown-up style. Wanting to hide. Needing to be sought. Confused about being found.

Public lives are lived out on the job and in the marketplace, where certain rules, conventions, laws, and social customs keep most of us in line. Private lives are lived out in the presence of family, friends, and neighbors who must be considered and respected even though the rules and proscriptions are looser than what's allowed in public. But in our secret lives, inside our own heads, almost anything goes.

Making a living and having a life are not the same thing. Making a living and making a life that's worthwhile are not the same thing. Living the good life and living a good life are not the same thing. A job title doesn't even come close to answering the question. "What do you do?".

To ponder is not to brood or grieve or even meditate. It is to wonder at a deep level.