Wisdom dwells within us, it seems to me, but finding that wisdom requires efforts that are often painful. All my life, I have defined myself by my relationship to what is exterior: people’s opinions of me and the various forces to which I have been subjected. For a very long time, the endless sessions of self-criticism and denunciation—which I find so difficult to forget—kept me from being myself.From: The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
14 January 2013
One of my demons
One of my demons. I have fought this one
all my life. For the most part, I have won, but there are times in my
darkest hours, where this demon visits.
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