Viewpoint: Learning to be a fox again.

Coming from an immigrant community, there has always been huge pressure on not losing one’s roots. Many apocryphal tales, anecdotes, and fables are told in this regard, and one in particular that sticks in my mind is that of the fox who lost his walk. The story, as it goes, was of a fox who used to be the envy of the other animals for his unique walk. One day, the fox saw a man who, rather than walking on four legs, walked on just two. Keen to maintain his reputation of being the best walker, the fox attempted to walk on two legs, though, try as he might, the fox could not replicate the walk of man. …