I said, if a man commits murder and is sentenced to die, is it worth his while to do everything he can to enlighten himself before judgement day?

I was trying to catch up with him. "Um, yeah. I guess. I really don't know what the hell you're talking about." Guru narrowed his eyes and leaned back. Gus was giggling. Gus is even bigger than Guru, and is as playful as Guru is mysterious. "You know," said Gus, "Guru teaches reading and writing on Death Row." "Whoa! You do? Oh my God, that must be intense, I had no idea." "It's their last chance to learn something," Guru said. "But it isn't for these kids. They need every bit of help they can get." I was quiet for a minute. I was contemplating how we as a staff might be able to break the cycles of abuse these kids go through. How our work might affect them in ways that we may never know. I was also contemplating Guru's sanity again - a recurring thought for me.  more