Loss

A few nights ago, U. told me she's planning on renouncing her Japanese citizenship. I've never been a citizen of another country, but something about the idea seems frightening, as if it would leave you without identity. It's hard enough sometimes to know where you're from. There's an article in this past weekend's New York Times magazine on the death of languages. The reporter travelled to Tierra del Fuego to track down the last six speakers of Kawesqar. I seem often to lament the loss of things. It must be one of the reasons why I have a hard time throwing things away.

On the other hand, I lost a scarf last week and saw it as a sign of the coming spring. It felt like the right time to lose a thing like that. Posted by eku at March 4, 2004 11:13 AM