[berkeley]

late night oprah
I was watching Oprah at around 1:00am on Friday night. The show was showcasing child prodigies. The first genius was a 13-year-old who was in his senior year of college at a small private university in Virginia. What I found most honorable was his work in Kenya (he helped to have a treaty signed between warring tribes, is working to build the first library in Kenya, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize).

I'm experiencing a beginning of life crisis, and seeing that boy, Gregory Smith, inspired me. He has taken it upon himself to utilize his talent for bringing peace to the world (he's a bit of an idealist...at 13, how can you help it). But we need idealists.

I spent the wee hours of Saturday morning reading blog entries from last year wanting to see what developments and improvements I've made and what I have left to improve. I think i've made a fair amount of progress, and yet I still feel like there's so much to do.

Work in progress indeed.