Went to this cool event at IIHS Bangalore. It's called EcoSocial. An open event for people working or studying Ecology. Made a few good connections. The discussion session was followed by book launch event by @nehaa_sinha
Brevity is the quality of expressing ideas using very few words, or the condition of lasting for only a short time. It is derived from the Latin word brevis (meaning "brief")
on my flight to san francisco i sat next to a 78 year old man.
travelling alone. no wife, no children. flying out for a parkinson's research test.
he told me his wife passed away last year. but before she died, someone else had volunteered for the research program. that person's contribution led to a treatment that gave him five extra years with his wife.
five years he wasn't supposed to have.
now he was doing the same thing. giving himself to the research so someone else might get five more years too.
he said it like it was obvious. like there was no other option.
i've been thinking about that conversation since i landed.
what it looks like to give yourself fully to something knowing you'll never see the result.