Life in late capitalism can be vexing, alienating, fragmenting, and otherwise frustrating. There are many wonderful things in my life, but I'm more likely to talk about what's bad rather than what's good. I'm going to try to post one good thing here each day, and if you would join in by adding a good thing from your day in the comments, I'd love it--I'd absolutely love it. --RR
10/23: trust
I just got back from the endodontist's office and a root canal procedure. At one point the endodontist reached some tissue that hadn't been fully anaesthetized, and I signalled the sensitivity with a little yip. He apologized and gave me some more anaesthesia, which worked like magic for the rest of the procedure. His apology made me think about trust; he said he was sorry because he didn't want me to think my trust had been misplaced. I realized how much I was truly trusting him, given how little I know of him. It is amazing how we humans do this trusting thing. I'm grateful for the trust that my students put in me every day.
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