nature, building machines, organizing activities. the eastern that radition, he n, was less about forcibly changing the world than coming to terms with it using techniques like medication and mindfulness. there are things in life that are best handled not by trying to bend them to your will but by bending one's will itself, which is often a harder task. i also discovered during this pandemic, like many of us, the power of technology and of its limits. we would not have been able to put on this show every week if not for the information revolution. but at a deeper personal level, the screen has its limitations. technology can enable a low-grade connection, but physical proximity using not just sight and sound but touch, builds intimacy in a way that a computer or phone cannot. i ended up watching mother's burial by video link, and i felt sadder than i could have