Amiram’s Observations

My wife sent this poem and the preceding paragraph to me over the email the other day.  She sent it in Hebrew, and having read it, I realized that the original was written in English.  I looked it up and found it easily.  My wife didn’t send it without a reason.  She sent it because [...]

Do you feel the nasty looks when you get your midterm test back?  Do you find that you peers are disturbed by your consistent A+ scores?  Do you feel rejected by the “cool” guys when the instructor or teacher or professor mentions your name as exemplary student?  Do you get cold shoulders from girls who [...]

Unusually for me, the following was written in Hebrew.  It’s a birthday wish for my father, who celebrated his seventy forth birthday on July 25.

אם תחשוב כי תיפול כבר נפלת
אם תהין בלי היסוס ויכולת
אם תרצה לנצח אך תאמר לא אוכל
הן ברור שבחרת בקל מן הקל

אם תאמר כי תאבד הן תאבד בודאי
כי [...]