““When you want something," says Michael, "it's like admitting that your life has a hole in it." "And to fill that hole, you need something that you don't have and you might not get." Michael gives a little laugh. "I never thought of it like that." I recall a lesson from our world religions class. "Didn't the Buddha say that want ing is what makes people suffer?" "The Buddha didn't play baseball," says Michael. "If he did, maybe he'd think that wanting isn't such a bad thing." Michael nods. "In some ways, I think that wanting is an act of courage.””
