Back to School

In another day, it will be time to begin a new semester. I can see lines of students at the bookstore, having to hand over their backpacks and purses as student officials store them in cubby holes to deter shoplifting. There will be the usual grind again, books read and some unread, papers written quickly and a genuine attempt to make sense of the questions their instructors may ask of them. It is odd to feel that once I sat on one side of the desk and for many years, endured the difficult task of filling my head with information. Now, it is my turn to do a bit of the work, the organizing, and the leading. I realize what a responsibility it is and how important it is to take it seriously.