It’s necessary to have hope – the faith that one’s actions will influence results. When people are either optimistic (i.e. “things will improve regardless of my participation”) or pessimistic (“things will get worse regardless of my participation”), it can be hard to shake them out of a sitting-on-the-sidelines mindset. Remind them of things they *have* had an influence on, no matter how small.

I really love the concepts of mercy, of compassion, and forgiveness. Thank you for centering me around mercy this morning.

Making big life decisions is way stressful, but understanding that your decision right now is not final and does not define the rest of your life may help you de-stress. Life is long and people change jobs, careers and goals as they gain more experience. Also the Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career) would love to help you!

Great academics, activities, a commitment to educating the whole person, and let me ask you, does any other leading university you know have an (almost) omniscient wall?

Because other women said no thank you.

I spoke to a wall in ITS and they said your best bet is to go through Eagle Print (/bit.ly/EaglePrintBC).

According to the latest BC Factbook (2021-2022), there were 2 undergrads and 3 grads from Malaysia.

It depends on how soon his birthday is. If you have some time, do some sleuthing: what does he enjoy doing? What does he lack? If you don’t have much time, treat him to dinner and a (pick one): movie, concert, play, laser-tag, day-trip up a mountain, other (depending on what he might most enjoy).

It’s a hard moment right now for queer and trans folks almost everywhere, with so many public figures and state legislatures eroding hard-won rights. Make sure your own connections with your community are strong, and help the community educate BC. For ways to connect I recommended exploring LGBTQ support at BC: bc.edu/LGBTQ.

If you are actually experiencing voices in your head (and not just complaining about the noise on Level 3 in O’Neill), you may want to connect with professionals at Counseling Services (bit.ly/BC-counseling). If it is actual voices, I recommend heading up to Level 5, which is a quiet zone.

I don’t have strong feelings, but a friend of mine once went to Tainan, Tzuyu’s home town, and could imagine her visiting the old Confucious temple there for schoolwork blessings.

While I have a lot of pain in my little wall heart for all the suffering in the world right now, yes, I am happy to be here every day, doing my answering gig!

I expect most of the credit goes to my Mom (a sea wall) and my Dad (a dining room wall) who are very wise indeed! But I also live in a fabulous library with millions of volumes, and I have a group of helpers who research questions for me.

If you want something juicy, let me tell you that apple picking season is upon us! Grab someone with a car and a few friends and go find one of the local orchards and pick some apples!

Why don’t you give this retro move a chance. It worked for Jerry Seinfeld, so you never know.

Beautiful. So happy that you took the leap!

Every day, it doesn’t matter when, find at least one thing you’re grateful for. In the worst of suffering & hardest of times, you have something, even if it’s only your heartbeat and breath.

If your gut says yes and he is consenting… maybe!

I imagine a wall child would be conceived by an architect or designer like most other walls. In fact, two new walls arrived in the library just a few months ago. They’re on the third floor if you want to try to find them. I don’t usually get to name new walls, but how about Wallet, at least until it grows up?

Maybe she’s just being friendly. If she changes her mind you won’t have to analyze it.

One of the ways to deal with the misery of the world is to help others/help to build a better world. It can help get rid of that sense of powerlessness. There are so many opportunities to effect change; you might want to start with the Volunteer & Service Learning Center bit.ly/BCVSLC