I stand corrected

The trivial things in life that keep us busy (as Vampire Weekend trails along in the back of your head):
-when you think you understand something, and realize with flushed cheeks that you were far off and don't, in fact, know anything about the situation or person you previously thought you understood
-in relation to the above, when you think someone is "getting their life straight" and then makes random decisions where you want to scream and pull your hair out if that means they will just understand how much they need to make the right decision this time
-when you're walking through a graveyard, seeing names on tombstones, names which ring a bell because you know someone with the same last name, or because they died on your birthday, or because these last names are the names that ring through town because their families have lived here for generations and generations on end. And then you realize how trivial the things were when they were alive, trying to figure out what goes on with other people, trying to figure out why you were wrong, wondering why you feel so out of place...in the words of Sooy, "and it's hard to feel alone when you've just been welcomed home."

it reminds us.