And I quote from an enduring essay I keep with me as I write -- "To me, the two souls of writing are life and honesty. You must live, so that you have something to write about...you must be aware of life, feel it, observe it, immerse yourself in the experience of being alive, not protect yourself with blindness and numbness from the agony and joy of it. And then, you must have the courage to be honest about what you have lived."
“Now Winkfield Twyman Junior, Whoever put those ideas in you, they are not our kind of People…” is something you might have heard once from an Auntie or Uncle. The phrase “Our kind of people” is something you don’t ascribe to and probably haven’t ever adopted. But isn’t it odd that many people desire to be only identified as part of a subset of humanity as opposed to humanity in general terms?
Mr. Twyman, I always appreciate someone striving to come from an Authentic place. And I always learn from those who do, as well. Thank you!
And I quote from an enduring essay I keep with me as I write -- "To me, the two souls of writing are life and honesty. You must live, so that you have something to write about...you must be aware of life, feel it, observe it, immerse yourself in the experience of being alive, not protect yourself with blindness and numbness from the agony and joy of it. And then, you must have the courage to be honest about what you have lived."
Good evening.
“Now Winkfield Twyman Junior, Whoever put those ideas in you, they are not our kind of People…” is something you might have heard once from an Auntie or Uncle. The phrase “Our kind of people” is something you don’t ascribe to and probably haven’t ever adopted. But isn’t it odd that many people desire to be only identified as part of a subset of humanity as opposed to humanity in general terms?
Odd indeed.