He died this week. He was a key person in the formation of what jumbled ideas I have that constitute my value system. I read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch when I was in my early teens. What a mind exploding book. I had finished the Catcher in the Rye which was amazing but I always felt that Holden was a bit of a whiner. Now this guy Ivan comes along and lays out some serious brain butter. Ivan taught me that reality has next to no bearing on happiness. I have stood by this idea for the majority of my life.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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