So much to “chew on” here, Hoang! Love all your links, recommendations and excellent food stories. I can also relate to having everything to be thankful for yet yearning for lives and experiences I’ve never had. Even at my advanced age, I can’t always say I’m satisfied with the moment I’m in.
Since you mentioned a Holocaust memoir you liked, here’s one more recent one I recommend called “Lily’s Promise,” a memoir told by a 90-something-year-old woman with the help, encouragement and social media skills of her teenage great grandson. I listened to it as an audio book and found it moving and inspiring.
This a wonderful article Hoang. I really enjoyed the way you explored your feelings about being vaguely dissatisfied with your life, and I agree that we all feel like this from time to time. Or maybe not everyone feels like this? I should only speak for myself I suppose. When you get older you also worry that time has run out for you to magically reinvent yourself. This is complemented by other days when I feel profoundly grateful for everything I have.
I also loved Jane Pek’s book. It was funny and thought provoking.
So much to “chew on” here, Hoang! Love all your links, recommendations and excellent food stories. I can also relate to having everything to be thankful for yet yearning for lives and experiences I’ve never had. Even at my advanced age, I can’t always say I’m satisfied with the moment I’m in.
Since you mentioned a Holocaust memoir you liked, here’s one more recent one I recommend called “Lily’s Promise,” a memoir told by a 90-something-year-old woman with the help, encouragement and social media skills of her teenage great grandson. I listened to it as an audio book and found it moving and inspiring.
This a wonderful article Hoang. I really enjoyed the way you explored your feelings about being vaguely dissatisfied with your life, and I agree that we all feel like this from time to time. Or maybe not everyone feels like this? I should only speak for myself I suppose. When you get older you also worry that time has run out for you to magically reinvent yourself. This is complemented by other days when I feel profoundly grateful for everything I have.
I also loved Jane Pek’s book. It was funny and thought provoking.