Attend.

We were invited to attend a talk at Witswatersand University this afternoon, about astronomy and being alive. The talk was entitled, “You’ve got to know where to scratch.” I had a really good time walking around the campus with the LEAP 4 students and gawking over everything and wishing I were in college again. The talk was good – I was struck by his discussion of how change is the only constant, and that our lives are what we do when we submit to the chaos and challenge ourselves to make the most of it. I thought Lesego said it best when she said, “We must use failure as a fertilizer,” and never give up. For whatever reason, I supremely enjoyed today, and was very glad to accompany the students to the university and to the talk.