PAST ISSUES
Issue No. 7 QUESTIONS
For the Questions issue we are turning our focus from the outside world and bringing it inward. Each day for 100 days we will step out into the world and meet with one person. We will ask each person we meet the same 12 questions. At the end of 100 days we hope to capture our collective voice within this interwoven web of dialog.
Day 2: Jessica & Jill Barzilay (daughter and mother)
Daughter (Jessica Barzilay):
What do you do for a living? I’m a fifth grade student.
What do you do to feel alive? I Dance
A lesson you learned from your mother: To always tell the truth
A lesson you learned from your father: Not to be afraid to try new things
What’s the most beautiful thing you saw today? The sunrise
What’s one thing you wouldn’t want anyone to take away from you? My freedom
What thought would you like to never have again? My best friend was cyber-bullied through Facebook. It was such a hard time for her and all of our friends. I want to put that behind me and never think about how people can be so cruel again.
If you could become an inanimate object what would it be? Money
When do you feel most loved? When I’m with the people I love and we’re all having fun.
If your life were to end tomorrow what would be left undone? Accepting an old friend’s apology. She tried to apologize, but I ignored her. Now she moved away and I’m not in touch with her anymore.
What global issue would you take on if you didn’t have to worry about how? The economy because Barack Obama messed it up.
What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you? Getting stuck in a rip-tide with two of my friends. The lifeguard had to rescue us. When I got to the shore I was vomiting up sand.
Mother (Jill Barzilay):
What do you do for a living? I’m an elementary school teacher.
What do you do to feel alive? I listen to really loud music and exercise
A lesson you learned from your mother: To be organized
A lesson you learned from your father: Many…To be compassionate, kind, respectful and to always tell the truth.
What’s the most beautiful thing you saw today? My daughter’s smile
What’s one thing you wouldn’t want anyone to take away from you? My daughter
What thought would you like to never have again? Sept. 11th. I worked in 1 World Trade Center on the 46th floor.
If you could become an inanimate object what would it be? An iPhone because it’s a source of information
When do you feel most loved? When I’m with children – my daughter and my students
If your life were to end tomorrow what would be left undone? That I never really knew what true love feels like
What global issue would you take on if you didn’t have to worry about how? There are so many, but if I had to choose one it would be hatred
What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you? When I was 19 years old I flipped my car and went down a hill off the side of the road