I didn't grow up, as a kid, in American Society, so it shouldn't come as a surprised that I only learnt about the famous children's book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak a few years ago. Probably when the movie came out but I didn't even watch the movie, and I haven't read the story either though I know what it is about. Thanks to my New Yorker subscription though, I read some of Sendak's words last year. He passed away last year too. However, after I read his story in the form of a poem I instantly felt so much love for him. To inspire such a beautiful story when he was carrying a tragic one. The Human spirit can be so tantalizingly inspiring sometimes. When I meet people like him, I know we are capable of so much good as much as we are of evil. That contrast is important to remember if we want to be agents of change in our lifetime. Change through writing, marching, or speaking, through painting or teaching is innovative and capable of reaching out as far as you want it to be.
Check out this two-part interview "Grim Colberty Tales" with Stephen Colbert: its hilarious, beautiful and insightful (and one of his last interviews too) :)
And Yesterday's google doodle!
