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Baby's grip on life outshines sermons and sages
Hal Boyle muses that infants teach life more truly than philosophers or the Bible. He recounts caring for a five week old girl, nicknamed Madam X, noting the baby’s power to reveal life’s terror and joy. The piece blends humor with awe at parental devotion and the gift of a child.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Socrates
Madam X
Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Frances
America
Madame X
Harvard University