Let me introduce you to Etty Hillesum, in case you haven't made her acquaintance. I happened upon her writing a couple years ago and just finished reading An Interrupted Life , The Diaries of Etty Hillesum. This image of Etty captures some of her bohemian, intense personality. Hers was an examined life, scrutinized in close detail over the course of the two years that she wrote. Her reflections trace her evolution and, should you ever pick up the book, I encourage you to persevere through her early romantic ramblings in order to fully appreciate the person who emerges. Etty wrote during her final years in Amsterdam (1941-1943), before electing to accompany her parents and brother to a transit camp in the Netherlands. She was forcibly deported to Auschwitz where she died. What resonated most deeply with me were the inner struggles Etty faced head-on. A couple quotes give you a sense of this capacious woman: "Sometimes I had the certain if rather undefined feeling that I woul...