October 21, 2009
NYTimes - Where the Wild Things Are

In this op-ed, David Brooks questions the notion that each of us has an inherent, stable character by exploring the philosophical and psychological interpretations of self.  He concludes that the only way to truly attain virtue and harmony is to focus on things outside oneself - to be “other” centric.

Funnily enough, this is exactly what the rabbi teaching my Genesis class said last week.