I love my family

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My brother posted this apropos of nothing.

Once upon a time, there was a fox living in a glen. He decided that he had enough of its sunny days and babbling brooks and wanted to see the world. He asked the Owl, wisest of the animals, what he should do to get out of the glen.

"Are you certain?" asked the Owl. "It is folly to leave what you know, fox. But if you must go, then ask the woods to part before you."

And so the fox went to the woo
ds and asked them to part. "Are you certain?" asked the woods. "It can be quite scary outside the glen. Not everything will be kind enough to move when you ask. But if you must go, then go to the river and ask it to carry you away."

And so the woods parted and the fox asked the river to carry him away. "Are you certain?" asked the river. "If you ask me to carry you away, I can't guarantee that you will find your way back. But if you must go, then go to the mountain and ask it to show you what is on the other side."

And so the river carried the fox away to the mountain and the fox asked the mountain to show him the sky.

And the mountain said nothing.

"I am not afraid of what is on the other side," the fox said, recalling the owl's advice. "You may show me."

And the mountain still said nothing.

"I demand that you show me what is on the other side," the fox said, recalling the woods' advice. "I will not ask you again!"

And the mountain still said nothing.

"I do not care that I may not find my way back," the fox said, recalling the river's advice. "I must make my own way!"

And finally, the mountain said something. A tall rock fell over and pinned the fox to the ground. First, he screamed in terror. Then he begged the mountain to let him up. Then he said he would go home immediately if only the rock would let him go.

But the rock said nothing.

Because rocks can't talk.

That's just stupid.

I was going to post a picture of him with Amanda, Alex, and me on top of Fort Awesome, but it appears to have been pulled off Facebook. Darnit.

I'm starting to feel a little better. I talked to our HR recruiter about the worthiness of certain degrees and E. called me to say that I shouldn't consider it a waste of time because it's something I've accomplished on my own and nobody can take it away. I think that's exactly what I needed. I'm still not feeling like I can take on the world as per normal, but I'm on my way.