Value

Yesterday, I had a chance to meet with a friend of a friend and talk about their ideas in beginning a new web site. My role was to help provide some sort of context by relating important events and issues in history to the content of the new site. It was something that I had not done for a long, long time - and something that reminded me about the value of the work that I do. I had the chance to share stories from the past with adults - and not only were they curious, but they also were grateful. For over a decade, I have tried to do my best to entertain teens with fantastic plots, ethical challenges and the great human drama of history - in an uphill struggle to create in many the value of learning about our collective past. Here, it was easy, and I almost forgot how easy it was. Many of my friends do not share the same love of study - the same fascination with the human experience - that I have. It is rare that I get to use my knowledge of experience and experience of knowledge for an audience - but I loved it and am very grateful myself for the oppoortunity.