GREat luck

For: Christy
Occasion: Good luck on the GRE



My dear twin is taking the GRE tomorrow. A totally defunct image, the Scantron sheet of yester-year and number 2 pencil harken back to a simpler time when standardized testing was not done on a computer. (Isn't it fun to reminisce?) The text here reads "You don't need luck..."


"You've already got all the answers."

Christy wants to be a park ranger. Here she is, dancing among the trees in her fancy new olive green jacket. She was talking to me the other day and shared some thoughts with me. Advanced degrees and scores on tests and GPA points do not necessarily signify intelligence: what is more impressive than a PhD in Quantum Everything is the knowledge of what makes one happy, and the realization that these other numbers (GRE scores included) don't weigh in on that happiness.

Much more poetic and poignant than going "Office Space" on a printer/copier, this thought leaves me with a similar inspiration, which of course leads me directly to dancing in forests.

Good luck to all those taking the GRE in the coming weeks and months--may it lead you to your happiness.