After reading the entire post, one sentence still stuck out for me:
My late mother, aleha ha-shalom, told me repeatedly that I had a religious obligation to learn every day, and I have honored her memory by doing exactly that.
What a pleasure for me to read a statement like that on a hn post, for 2 different reasons:
1. It's nice to see a tidbit of wisdom spawned from a viewpoint rarely discussed or understood here. (I really don't want to start a debate or discussion here, just want to recognize a really cool thought.)
2. Sometimes I think half the reason anyone attempts anything creative is just to say, "Look Ma at what I did!" Even though my mother doesn't really understand what I do, that's still a big part of it for me.
I'm going to show her some really cool UI stuff I did last week. She'll say, "That's nice honey." That alone will fuel my rockets for another week or so.
My mother's favorite phrases directed at me growing up were "Tell me something I don't know" and "If the book is so interesting, why are you talking to me about it as opposed to reading it."
My late mother, aleha ha-shalom, told me repeatedly that I had a religious obligation to learn every day, and I have honored her memory by doing exactly that.
What a pleasure for me to read a statement like that on a hn post, for 2 different reasons:
1. It's nice to see a tidbit of wisdom spawned from a viewpoint rarely discussed or understood here. (I really don't want to start a debate or discussion here, just want to recognize a really cool thought.)
2. Sometimes I think half the reason anyone attempts anything creative is just to say, "Look Ma at what I did!" Even though my mother doesn't really understand what I do, that's still a big part of it for me.
I'm going to show her some really cool UI stuff I did last week. She'll say, "That's nice honey." That alone will fuel my rockets for another week or so.