Imperfect and Incomplete

Disruption can feel final. But it's a chance for renewal.

A View of the Kennedy, Watts, Livingston, and Stevens Mansions, Bowling Green, NY (public domain - NYPL)

“We are to go to law never to revenge, but only to repair.” — Samuel Pepys, 1661

I recently wrote about physical monuments and their relative impermanence, our focus being better served on monuments to our relationships.

As I looked again at the image on that entry, I focused not on the monument itself, but on Bowling Green. And that in turn made me think of how resilient we are.

I was in the neighborhood of Bowling Green a couple of times last year, visiting a client and speaking at an event in the Financial District. While I usually find myself staying in Midtown when I’m in Manhattan, this time I was at the tip of the island, and that afforded me an opportunity to indulge my love of history.

Geographically, w…