Perspective

We set the pace.
But this press of time --
take it as a little thing
next to what endures.

All this hurrying
soon will be over.
Only when we tarry
do we touch the holy.

Young ones, don't waste your courage
racing so fast,
flying so high.

See how all things are at rest--
darkness and morning light,
blossom and book.

- Rilke

One more week, and this will be another goal achieved -- not more than that, but not less.
Rebecca and I will be leaving for Albany Monday night to take the NY and multistate portions of the bar exam. We'll be driving straight back to Boston on Wednesday night and taking the MA bar on Thursday. Bryan and I will be driving down to CT directly following the bar to say farewell to Kenji and Katie M., who've overwhelmed me by delaying their departure to Tokyo on my behalf. We'll continue driving to PA that night because there's a new wee babe in the family to meet and some Philadelphia to be seen.

One more week, and the summer will finally arrive!