Why is the world such a cold, dark place? 😔

There are cold, dark parts & times and warm, sunny parts & times. I’m sorry you’re experiencing the cold & dark. If this is literally about winter… sigh, yes. The days are short and cold, and I feel the chill in the lobby as the doors open, and miss the evening summer sun. If this is metaphorical, and you’re emotionally in a cold, dark place, consider contacting BC Counseling Services (bit.ly/BC-counseling), who can help you see that these states are temporary, and/or refer you to more help if you need it.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.