tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439435.post8056608864318395415..comments2024-03-08T01:07:51.656-05:00Comments on KhadijaTeri: Have you smiled yet today?KhadijaTerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01279047119702679252noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439435.post-79902806982747289392014-01-11T04:31:24.852-05:002014-01-11T04:31:24.852-05:00Hi, Teri. Maybe Voltaire was right. His Candide fi...Hi, Teri. Maybe Voltaire was right. His Candide finally concludes, after many horrendous adventures, that all one can do is tend to one's own garden. I feel more and more like we have less and less control over our lives. Teaching in a public university is showing me such absurdity. And yet, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and my garden speaks to me. There is hope. May the new year bring some sort of stability...<br />best, nadiaMulticoloredPieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161913409399066123noreply@blogger.com