“This is Water” — Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace (full transcript and audio) - Courtesy of Fs Blog

This was David Foster Wallace‘s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College. It’s rich in wisdom, insight and heart. It has never been more apropos than now…. The speech was transposed and into book form entitled, “This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life.”