T H E SILICON VALLEY tntinel.Obser er Sunday, May 14, 2028 The Importance of Asking Questions Have You Ever Considered ... ? Commencement Address given by Mr. Hu g&n How, Celebrated Novelist and Playwright, at Rice Universi~, Houston, TX Saturda~ May 13, 2028 'ave you ever considered the importance of asking ques. tions? What were my parents thinking when they conceived me? What was it like, asleep in my mother's womb? What kind of mystery guides the development of the human fetus? Who was there when I was born? What was it like moving through the birth canal? Why did I cry as I gulped in my first lung full of air? Was there someone there who felt my pain? Why did I take the form that I took? Why do I have THIS body? What was my original face before my parents were born? Why are those people smiling down at me? Who is this source of nourishment called mother? Who is this fellow called father? Why are they speaking to me in such a funny way? When will I learn to speak my own mind? Why do I have to crawl around on my hands and
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