My father was a writer. He wrote all of his life, inflicting upon many of us his novels, plays, articles, essays, and self-help books. Some were marvelous; some merely well-intentioned. But of all the things he wrote, his journal is his legacy: by turns wise and bewildering, it neared 1,100 type-written pages when he died in 2010. Although perused many times, this is the first time it will be read - cover to cover, page after page.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Resentment
I had not realized the extent to which I resent people wanting to know about me, especially when they want to know for the sake of knowing, or when they feel entitled to the information. Of course, I also resent it when people want to help, when they want to know so they can make my life better or less troubled. It is probably why I will only reluctantly share anything of value, and then only with those who will do nothing about what is said. How I acquired this particular oddness is another question, one I do not wish to pursue.
Labels:
friends,
help,
intimacy,
knowing,
relationships,
resentment,
sharing
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