#defiance is beautiful
Be excited for people and the things they’re excited about. It goes such a long way. My best friend who is one of the most brilliant people I know is currently doing a phd in astronomy and he just told me that he got accepted for this “very very prestigious” research position in NYC for computational astrophysics. All expenses paid and a salary on top of it. Working with top researches in the field. Free food. This guy deserves it all. So I called him as soon as he texted me and he told me everything about it. He said that in his entire life, this is the thing he’s most proud of. And he has so much to be proud of. I kept telling him how happy I am to be able to share his joy with him because it really is a privelege. There was something sacred in that 20 minute phone call. It reminded me of something I read a couple days ago. “God is not in the meal but in the sharing of the meal. Holiness resides in acts of survival made generous.” And isn’t joy an act of survival? And shouldn’t we be generous in sharing it? Is that not holy?
