Last night one of my favorite professors encouraged me to pursue grad school, and especially told me that she would encourage me to study Kierkegaard further (the subject of our independent study). This was virtually her last class meeting ever, bc she’s leaving academia...

I’m v emotional right now. I’m not entirely sure why; it’s probably at least in part because we’re living in purgatory and that’s stressful. Also, I’ve slept two hours in the last 48. But also, there’s something very rare about real genuine encouragement; like really being seen

and told you can do it by someone who’s been in your shoes. I’m rambling; but getting urged on like that feels like something that shows up really sparsely in life, and I’m gonna bookmark this thread so I remember it the next time I feel down ab myself. I love good teachers, man.