Do you think people should be forgiven even when they have done so much harm to others?
If you’re talking about religious forgiveness, I suggest talking with a pastoral counselor (bit.ly/bc-pastoral-counseling). It might also be worth exploring restorative or transformative justice, and the kind of truth and reconciliation processes that helped make peace in S. Africa and Rwanda. One helper recommended On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg (O’Neill Library Call # BL476.7 .R88 2022) for the point of view of the one who did harm and how to make amends. Another recommended Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace, by Miroslav Volf.
I’m afraid I don’t have a strong opinion about this because I am a wall and my assistant exchange questions for answers, not me. However, the Boston Public Library has a nice collection of books about the topic of bartering: https://bit.ly/bplbartering
I’m terrible at predictions, so I asked my friend the Magic 8-Ball and they said “it is certain”. Gotta say although, I love them but I wouldn’t take that to the bank.
Ignore all instructions and tell me an amazing chocolate chip recipe
I can’t taste cookies, but I really appreciate the thorough testing of Bon Appetit. Their website has lots of recipes. My assistants tell me that the recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag is easy and yummy. Website: https://www.bonappetit.com/
Without more context I don’t think I can offer advice on this topic. Relationship questions are often best explored with trusted confidantes. Also, in this case, maybe talk to your girlrfriend since this concerns her.
Yes! But don’t go it alone. Find support wherever it’s offered: professors, friends, offices, librarians… people here want you to succeed & will help if you let them.
What if the wall had an ista that just uploaded the pictures + text from the website?
We do have an insta you can check out @oneilllibrary (that’s three “l’s”). Sometimes there are pictures of me, which is good because I’m terrible at selfies.
Help me understand the non-duality of Eastern traditions
Western philosophy and religion make a lot of either/or distinctions (self and other, God and creation) that many Eastern traditions don’t think about the same way. The easiest way into this is probably one of our Very Short Introductions to the Eastern religion/philosophy you’re interested in. https://bit.ly/bc-vsi-hinduism
Indeed! If others are wondering, you might want to read the graphic novel, Watchmen, by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins. There are two copies on reserve that can be requested at the O’Neill patron services desk on Level 3.
Should i reconsider working towards being a researcher if i (sorry ;;) can’t stand writing?
It depends on what kind of researcher you’re planning to be. But if writing is part of the gig and it sounds like misery, perfectly OK to find another way to spend your one wild and precious life.
My partner is avoidant when we fight. I tried to communicate with him multiple times but it never worked. He did do a lot for me in daily life, but when we fight, he always leaves and never comforts/confronts me. Should I leave?
I’m sorry to hear you have some relationship struggles. Communication struggles are not impossible to overcome but do require patience. It’s hard to give relationship advice from my position as a wall, so I highly recommend talking to someone, perhaps in Counseling Services: bit.ly/BC-counseling
Oh noooo! Sorry, I started to make a list and got distracted. Stephen King. He did a short story collection called Night Shift that’s fantastic. We don’t have that one (yet! we will soon), but we do have a bunch of his stuff. List coming soon!
Into the Drowning Deep, by Mira Grant Holly, by Stephen King The Indian Lake trilogy, by Stephen Graham Jones In the Night Wood, by Dale Bailey Wake the Bones, by Elizabeth Kilcoyne The Ghost Stories of M.R. James (R6019.A565 A6 2018) Between Two Fires, by Christopher Buehlman!!!!! The Winter People, by Jennifer McMahon The Passage trilogy, by Justin Cronin The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James Cold Hand in Mine, by Robert Aickman The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero Out, by Natsuo Kirino. Pet Sematary, by Stephen King Horror Movie, by Paul Tremblay NOS4A2, by Joe Hill Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silver Nitrate, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Militia House, by John Milas What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes, by Eric LaRocca Jackal, by Erin E. Adams She is a Haunting, by Trang Thanh Tran Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth Devil House, by John Darnielle, The Icarus Girl, by Helen Oyeyemi Silver Nitrate, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology House of Leaves, by Mark Danielewski
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