Aphorisms Should Be Peaks

Look upon my life and don't do the things I do. Don't separate yourself from the people around you because of shame or doubt. Don't be a self-involved and inward-focused mooncalf.   I used to jest that I'm writing a book titled  The 1,000 Habits of a Highly Ineffective Person , but now I'm actually reminiscing about life and writing more about my past. I'm actually thinking about my time abroad and putting it into words. Today, I finished the final touches on a short story about the time I went to a friend’s house to see the spirit of his deceased younger brother conjured by a Tamil witch . . . and it’s not fiction.  I'm thinking about the values of the beautiful people I lived around in Tamil Nadu and other places, and how community and family should be stronger values in my life and eclipse the “rugged individualism” that the U.S. system installed in me.   For stupid reasons, I gave up on the dream of writing after I pursued an MF...