as i talked to meera about the relative busy-ness in our lives, we mentioned how doing nothing can be worse than being too busy. there is so much time to think and wonder how our lives were or will be. she typed in the quote from the title of this post.
al·ba·tross ( l b -trôs , -tr s ). n. pl. albatross or al·ba·tross·es: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; i.e. "she was an albatross around his neck"
when she said albatross, i didn't know what it meant. so i looked it up as my brother used to always tell me to do when i asked him when something was. it's hard to imagine that among my 87 brilliant peers, i don't know the definition of albatross when so many of them are published and accomplished. i can't help feel nervous and a bit insecure. where some people are eloquent or well-educated, i feel like an ugly duckling. i guess mentality is important and tom had told me that although everything people have done is wonderful and augmentative to our medical careers, it's not everything. it doesn't matter now. and after andy told us about our amazing classmates, he also said that even if we are feeling the way i, helen, feel right now, we belong here. and i appreciate that.
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