As I sat at an old wooden tabletop at RISD today, I noted a perfectly elliptical mark that was clearly manmade. The wood did not choose to be marked upon as such, yet it had no way to fight back. Nature lies at the mercy of us humans; and at the same time we live by the mercy of nature: hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and so forth. Balance lasts for a moment. And then strong, sudden imbalances break the harmony and the role of power may shift. Within one’s best ability it is important to treat each situation he or she faces with care. We must always care.