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When wondering whether or not clothing has benefitted mankind, Montaigne theorizes, “Now, all other creatures [are] sufficiently furnished with all things necessary for [their] support,…it is not to be imagined that we…are brought…defective…and in such a state as cannot subsist without external aid.”

A Different View

I’m still unsure if this little excursion was legal according to BYU police. If I stop attending class sometime after I post this, you’ll know why. 

When my wife and I were dating, we shared our “BYU Bucket Lists,” the things we wanted to do before we graduated, with each other. A common item on the lists was going to the roof of the SWKT (Spencer W. Kimball Tower). One particularly spontaneous moment later, and we found ourselves climbing up the stairs to the top of that

building.

Neither of us really expected the door to be unlocked, but when we got to the top, there it was--a metal door, with a chain tied to its handle, but the lock was unlatched. After catching our breath and applauding ourselves for becoming little rebels, we bravely removed the chain and ventured into our “brave new world.” 

The view from the top was nothing spectacular. I’d been to the “Y” before, I’d seen Provo from much higher heights than ten or twelve stories, but I still remember the view from that building. There were the normal Provo things: Utah Lake, Mt. Timpanogos, and ugly campus buildings (here’s looking at you, MARB). Then there was the different addition to my view: vibrant, green eyes that somehow find joy and humor in things that I overlook; a quiet, humble confidence that buoys me up; and a unique, fun sense of humor that I started to realize I was growing to love.