Thursday, December 10, 2015

on microbiology

This is not much more than a thought. I just finished my lab final. One of the questions was about the Acid Fast stain. Because of their thick cell wall, these bacteria are difficult to illuminate. Essentially, you get the cell to show up by staining around it. And I thought just now how most of what I know about my father is like that. I really only know little facts that others knew about him, which serve to create a shadowy outline. But I don't know who he was as a person. And then I wondered if maybe knowing people in general is like that. And then I wondered why I have to think all the time. 

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