Tag: encounter

The French philosopher Bridin once told a short story about a hungry donkey standing between two bales of hay. The grass on the left was fresh, and the grass on the right was rich. The donkey ran into a problem, not knowing which side to eat first, and finally starved to death. In life, many people ...

When we walked up to the ticket desk at the Picasso Museum in Paris, the attendant warned us that there were no paintings by Picasso on view in the museum at this time. She asked, “Do you still want a ticket?” HELL OUI!” I replied. I’d come to the museum specifically...

Trips to Prague often involve headaches, and this year Scots were vastly underrepresented in the city that so many love. However, Celtic ensured that we didn’t fall short on the quota of Scottish parties embarrassing themselves at night in the Czech capital. The often ill-fated yet eternally l...

Afterward, Sarah and I had a long, heartfelt talk. It was crucial for us to debrief, to share our feelings and thoughts about what we had just experienced. This conversation was perhaps even more intimate than the encounter itself. We spoke openly about our insecurities, our joys, and our surpris...

I felt a deep sense of sympathy for him as I walked past, and I placed a 5-rupee note on his outstretched arm. As I put the money in his palm, he stirred and said to me, “Hey, come here. I want to give you something.” Fearful of contracting his illness, I responded, “Thank you, I n...

Idrive a couple of blocks and the streets get darker. As I near my Powderhorn home, domestic boulevards overtake the lights of the small commercial center in my rearview. It’s just past 11:30 p.m. Outside of downtown, it’s hard to escape the modesty of urban life in Minneapolis. This ...