I have never thought of my life as being an enigma.

For most of my life, I did deliberately lead a private life and inadvertently led a public life.

My grandmother, who passed away at the beginning of November, had a core adage in her life that 'life is not about what happens to you but about what you do with what happens to you.' She recently had been cajoling me and challenging me to do more with my life. To lead more of a purposefully public life.

Life is an enigma. We have to approach it not scientifically but poetically.

We grieve for the loss of life, ... I ask you to redouble your resolve and help your neighbors.

As I rebuild my life, I remind myself not to relive the past.