When the pupil is ready the master will appear.

My main objection to having a baby was the feeling that it was a sign I was getting old. For many years I was sure that becoming a parent would mark the end of my youth, that it would mean I had forgotten all those things that only The Young know. Then, one day, I realised that the very problem itself provided the solution.

If I was worried that I would lose the knowledge of what it meant to be young and free, I would need a teacher to keep me in shape. Becoming responsible for the development of a human life is no small thing, but, the small (human) thing also has much to share.

We have a deal, I help my son navigate his path to adulthood, and he makes sure I don’t forget that not everything has to have a purpose.