Sat, Mar 22
|Online Session
Are We Who We've Always Been?
The Other by Jorge Luis Borges (short story) Speak, Memory by Oliver Sacks (essay) & On Aging poem by Maya Angelou ⏱️ Preparation: Approx. 1.5 hours
Mar 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Online Session
"Speak, Memory" by Oliver Sack In this reflective essay, Sacks delves into how memory, both accurate and distorted, shapes our identity. He invites readers to consider whether we are merely an accumulation of memories or if there’s a deeper self beneath our evolving recollections.
~7 pages
"On Aging" by Maya Angelou In this poem, Angelou explores the experience of aging, focusing on the disconnect between the aging body and the still-vibrant inner self. Her reflection prompts us to question whether the core self remains unchanged despite the physical transformation of aging. ~5 pages
"The Other" by Jorge Luis Borges This philosophical story features an older Borges encountering his younger self, initiating a conversation about identity, memory, and how the passage of time alters—or preserves—who we are. ~10 pages
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