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Growing Apart: Regrets and Forgiveness
A few weeks ago, I had a tough school day but, one thing interested me particularly. That day we talked about George Akerlof’s 1970 paper “The Market for Lemons: Quality Uncertainty, and the Market Mechanism” in my Fundamentals of Mathematical Economics class. Over the semester, we talked about different models, spent time redefining economics as a quantitative science, and exploring mathematical solutions to prove causal relationships or series of happenings. After class, I rushed to the library to read more on the ‘Economics of Information and Asymmetries’ but had less time to go further because the library at my school closes at 4 pm. The previous months had been blank and, while struggling to redefine my purpose, I choose school and studies as my haven. On my way home that day, I stopped by a local café in Sinkor to read while out a bit.
It was some minutes past 6 pm and, the sun was sinking below the horizon gradually. I walked over to a table with two chairs in the corner, opened my laptop and a notebook with equations. “Dark Coffee. Two.” I said to the waiter who walked over to me and pulled out a USD 5.00 bill. Out of a sudden, the clouds turned dark, and it started to rain excessively. I couldn’t focus anymore and started responding to emails while designing a personal work plan for that week. I didn’t notice I had company for over two minutes across my table until my…
