Edward O. Wilson.

I entered Duquesne University to pursue studies in Chemistry and Biology but I soon changed my mind. In fact, before the school year started I visited Fr. Joseph Moroney, Dean of Arts and Sciences, and changed my major and minor. The Dean tried to persuade me not to do it, but I was pigheaded. Did I do right? When reading Naturalist, by Edward O. Wilson, I enjoy it so much that it makes me wonder whether I made the wrong decision. Do read Naturalist, Wilson's autobiography, and his Journey into the Ants and Sociobiology. You will not regret it. And for a treat check this interview: video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-45154219728824809.

The Limitations of my Mind

Alas, a recent and unexpected discovery has weaken my resolution to push forward: it has suddenly dawned upon me that my mind -the workings of my brain- has deep limitations and that its scope is narrow. I have been suspecting this for long, very long, but I chose to look the other way, I chose to ignore the evidence. My brain's shortcomings are: an inability to grasp the meaning of time, the concept of beginning or end, nothingness, death and birth, the nature of happiness, the concepts of justice, love, friendship, memory... why go on? The list would be endless. And at this stage I despair of ever putting things right and learn... Too late. I have lost the sense of meaning of nearly everything. Fortunately others do not share my shortcomings...