wherever you go, there you are

As someone whose mother has accused her of seeking "geographic solutions" to her problems, the above buddhist sentiment was difficult for me to accept, and therefore a very useful lesson once I did figure it out. Let me pose the romantic corollary: no matter which cool new person is on your arm, no matter who loves you, you're still yourself. Have you figured that one out yet? Well, have you?

Comments

[jill]

Of course, have you?

[nina]

I think so, finally, miss married-forever-to-the-same-wonderful-man.

[M]

I think that's a very interesting thought...because it is true that you are always going to be yourself, though it seems sometimes like you're different with different people...we are all a collection of every experience we've ever had.