Anna Hertzberg's Blog – January 2010 Archive (2)

Remain in peace in the unity of God and walk blindly in the clear straight path of your obligations...
If God wishes more from you his inspiration will make you know it.

~J.D. Salinger 1958

I woke up not remembering. Nina reminded me in her email and now I realize my temporary amnesia was his doing, his wish to spare me the sentimentality I easily fall prey to and due to which I shed torrents of tears, like now. It was always his preference to ignore birthdays (his own as well as others') but he played along when it was necessary (or was told to). For his last birthday we walked twice around the Park and then went to see "South Pacific" at Lincoln Center. He sang the tunes from… Continue