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Why do I always forget the things I know?
When climate deniers post online, I know there’s little point in responding. They’re not open to it. And yet, there I am again, writing lengthy replies, attempting to educate people who have already made their minds up.
When I get stuck in traffic, I get frustrated and angry, as if this will help. The traffic is beyond my control. But the time I choose to leave home? That IS under my control. So, am I angry with the traffic… or at myself for forgetting this simple truth?
Every day, I feel anxious before teaching. But, in all these years, no harm has come to me in a classroom. Why do I forget this?
Am I cursed to always forget and relearn, like Sisyphus, pushing the boulder up hill, only to watch it roll back down?
Maybe.
But maybe this is part of being human?
I wonder… would I have it any other way?
