Friday Video - David Foster Wallace

Graduation season is upon us, which means it is time to revisit David Foster Wallace's 2005 Kenyon commencement speech. You can read it here, it's pretty awesome. But there is also a new video featuring an excerpt of the audio:



Basically, it is a reminder to be aware. I think this is a particularly good concept for those of us graduating from programs focused on international development: be aware, recognize the complexity of every situation, and do your best to avoid just going-through-the-motions. And remind yourself: this is water...

(Granted, that is just a small part of the meaning in This is Water, so listen or read and then draw your own conclusions).

You can read it here in book format, as well: This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life