Uncertainty is part of the human condition. Because we are able to draw upon our memories and knowledge to imagine different futures, life can come to seem like a guessing game that never ends. That ...

When I think of the hardest moments of my life, ironically, many have turned out to be blessings in disguise. While this isn't the most severe example, one, in particular, was being pretty much kicked ...

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Did school help you with life? Source: Depositphotos/olly18 When you emerged from your mother’s womb no one thrust a User’s Manual into your tiny hands. As you grew, your parents likely did the best ...

Mr. Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith America, a nonprofit organization in Chicago that promotes cooperation among people of different religions. He is the author of “We Need to Build,” ...

As an obsessed amateur photographer, I spend too much time reading photography forums on the Internet. Not long ago, I came across a particularly plaintive discussion. “Let’s say, hypothetically, I’d ...

Halfway through my first semester at Brown, one of my closest friends on campus told me she loved the person I was becoming. She said I seemed more “Brown” and sophisticated, or less “Maine” than when ...