Chapter 15 - Auto - Bio
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023, 8:25 a.m.
Reading books is a favorite pastime of mine. Before I got married, when I got into altercations with my girlfriend, Or when I just wanted to be alone, I would go to a bookstore or library. The information that I gleaned from the literary works that I downloaded into my brain are beyond deluge. It is a volcano that has erupted. You are getting the explosion right now. The habit of writing is helping me to make sense of all of this info that I consumed through the years.
In high school, I would read while bored, listening to a sophist. School was a duty. It was a very confusing duty to me. Now I understand why I was so confused. The schools “arrest” your development. They do this by slowing you down. They also teach rhetoric without the logic. This is a bad system. The sequence of learning should be in this order: Grammar (all information), Logic (Pulling out the contradictions), and then Rhetoric (Mastered the topic and now can write a thesis on the subject.)
After high school, there was a short, feeble attempt at going to college, but I didn’t even last a semester. I received a grant from the GBMNT to fund my studies. I also got loans and…
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…credit cards. Then, I proceeded to gamble it all away. I ruined my credit and was gambling on the regular. My habits were less than healthy, but I managed to play “some” basketball here and there to stay fit.
I gambled away some money that I borrowed and had to work 3 jobs for a year - and a half to pay it all back. This was a blessing in disguise because it made me realize that I can live on almost nothing. After I paid the debt off, I was able to stack up some cheese to go back to college. I was hungry for knowledge.
The hunger for knowledge led to a voracious appetite for wisdom. I have no idea if I am wise, for a person who is humble will never call himself wise. The classes that I took at Purdue University Calumet were all unrelated to a particular degree. I took Spanish, Entrepreneurship 101, 102, and Economics 101.
Then, I went back to university to get the few credits that I needed to get my associates degree in business. One of the classes I had to take to do this was a writing class. It was hard, but a true gem. My professor made us read the book by Victor…
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…Frankl. “Man’s Search for Meaning” was the fantastic book that she made us read. I am thankful that I was made to read it. She also made us write. You had to fill up a 5x8 lined index card. There was no time limit. You just had to fill it up. This left a permanent mark on my brain. I realized that I can write. I could write a book! :)
At this time, I was married to Teri and I had some young toddlers on my hands. This change in my life was the biggest blessing that I received from the universe/God whatever you want to call it (higher power). Teri brought a sense of peace to my soul that is unexplainable. A man is never made whole if he does not endeavor to be made whole by a woman. These are my opinions or beliefs.
The blessings of my children, all three of them, are more bountiful and fulfilling than any amount of Subjective Value will ever be worth. Children are not made, they are gifted. The act of intimacy is what produces these blessings. But, there are no guarantees. The sad reality of today is that the younger generations look at children as a burden, not a blessing.
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