So the conversation went something like this:

Him: You know about IQs, right? You know, like, people with high IQs?

Me: Umm, yes.

Him: Well, you know that there was a lot of buzz over EQs -- Emotional Quotients -- being more valuable than IQs.

Me: Oh right. EQs. I remember that.

Him: Well, one of the central ideas is that people with high EQs are able to bounce back from adversity very quickly.

Me: Uh-huh.

Him: Yep, people with high EQs are able to deal with challenges super fast and get right back in the game. They're the successful ones. The world is theirs.

Me: Umm....Are you trying to tell me something?

Him: Who me? Would I try to tell you something? Nah, I'd never try to do that.

You can't keep a bird down for long. (Hope is the thing with feathers.)

Thank you for all your sweet, wise comments.

Photos taken with an iphone in Essaouira, Morocco.