Robert Newman:
CLASS OF 1979
Needham High SchoolClass of 1979
Needham, MA
American University - CommunicationsClass of 1983
Washington, DC
Robert's Story
Robert is from Needham, Massachusetts. Robert's schools include Needham High School.
Music Robert likes includes John Lennon, 60s, 70s. Books Robert likes include Affluence Intelligence, Following Atticus, All Things Considered. Movies Robert likes include The Graduate, The Bully Project, Bully. TV shows Robert likes include Dallas, Touch, The Colbert Report.
One of Robert's favorite quotes is:"We've discovered there are only two modes of the heart. We can struggle, or we can surrender. Surrender is a frightening word for some people,...Expand for more
because it might be interpreted as passivity, or timidity. Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control. Getting old, getting sick, dying, losing what is dear to us, what the Buddha taught as the first Noble Truth or life's unsatisfactoriness-- is beyond our control. I can either be frightened of life and mad at life-- or not. I can be disappointed and still not be mad. Stopping being and-- when I can,-- translates, for me as being compassionate-- to myself as well as to other people.
Sylvia Boorstein
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