A Pebble and A River

By Haley Sablay ‘23, Taigu Fellow

“What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?” read the Powerpoint slide at 11 am during a Masters class last spring semester. We were learning about giving and receiving advice, and this simple question seemed too big a feat not only for my groggy students but also for myself despite having a practiced answer the night before (I’m a planner, what can I say?). At the time, the best advice I could muster to most of my classes was “you only live once” and then proceeded to explain the term YOLO. Looking back, I wish I had given a different answer (even though my students found the term hilarious).