Exile: Transplanting and Sustaining

By Bradley Yam, SY ‘21. Bradley is majoring in Ethics, Politics & Economics and Computer Science.

In a time of chaos and uprooting, it is more essential than ever to ensure that we are transplanted well, and that we grow roots where we might end up: wherever that might be. What is the right balance to strike between listening to the math and listening to our hearts? How do we be the salt and light of the earth in a time ruled by fear, anxiety, loneliness and claustrophobia? I suggest that we might think of answers in two ways: transplanting and sustaining.