From April 28, 2021: On the fragility of life

 April 28, 2021
On the fragility of life

We’ve spent more than 13 months contemplating our own and our loved ones’ mortality. With 1 of every 560 Americans having died of COVID over the past year, and one of every 10 having contracted the disease, it has been a fearful time. And yet, as life returns to normal, terrible and distressing things continue to happen. Whether through accident or anger, loved ones can quickly find themselves in circumstances beyond their control. So we grieve, with one of our students who lost his mother this past week. And we hug our kids a little bit tighter, and we try to make sense of a sometimes senseless world. A world that doesn’t always provide answers, but can provide a caring community to help console our hearts. As Plato said, “be kind, for everyone is fighting a battle of which you know nothing.” Sometimes that’s all we can do.

Interim Head of School, Dave Mullen