Dreamy Dreams From a Sinking Happy Land.

 Thanks to NYU Global Law

This week I met some people from a few islands in the South Pacific. Apparently, one island, Nukufetau, at its geographic height, is less than 15' above sea level. Thanks to the rising ocean, the peoples of this island actually watch it disappear..."sink" they say.

Anyway, these people from Nukufetau offered some unique perspectives on the LSAT and life in general. And they delivered these perspectives in the passive-aggressive way of being the most pleasant, optimistic, welcoming, life-affirming people I have met since chatting with a few tantric yogis some years back. (Note: Being happy and calm in the face of overwhelming adversity is a clear indication of the contempt you hold for everyone else.) Anyway, this is the veiled lesson my superior American brain realized they were directing at me:

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Hey, you LSAT students...

...here's a heads up if you haven't already heard; LSAC is shaking up the identification methods for test day. This is from LSAC:

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Thanatos.

"All is Vanity" by C. Allan Gilbert

The Emperor asked Master Gudo, "What happens to a person of enlightenment after death?"
"How should I know?" replied Gudo.
"Because you are a master," answered the Emperor.
"Yes sir," said Gudo, "but not a dead one."

Death. The great motivator. The great equalizer. The great fear that keeps those of us with neurosis up at night. But those of us with neurosis should take advantage of a rare opportunity: Your own fear of Death is one of very few things that you can blame on something else.

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