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The name is Bill Burroughs. I am a writer. Let me tell you a few things about my job, what an assignment is like.
You hit Interzone with that grey anonymously ill-intentioned look all writers have.
"You crazy or something walk around alone? Me good guide. What you want Meester?"
"Well uh, I would like to write a bestseller that would be a good book, a book about real people and places ..."
The Guide stopped me. "That's enough Mister. I don't want to read your stinking book. That's a job for the White Reader." The guide's face was a grey screen, hustler faces moved across it. "Your case is difficult frankly. If we put it through channels they will want a big piece in advance. Now I happen to know the best continuity man in the industry, only handles boys he likes. He'll want a piece of you too but he's willing to take it on spec."
People ask what would lead me to write a book like Naked Lunch. One is slowly led along to write a book and this looked good, no trouble with the cast at all and that's half the battle when you can find your characters. The more far-out sex pieces I was just writing for my own amusement. I wouldput them away in an old attic trunk and leave them for a distant boy to find ... "Why Ma this stuff is terrific-and I thought he was just an old book-of-the-month-club corn ball."
Yes I was writing my bestseller ... I finished it with a flourish, fading streets a distant sky, handed it to the publisher and stood there expectantly.
He averted his face ... "I'll let you know later, come around, in fact. Always like to see a writer's digs." He coughed, as if he found my presence suffocating.
A few nights later he visited me in my attic room, leaded glass windows under the slate roof. He did not remove his long black coat or his bowler hat. He dropped my manuscript on a table.
"What are you, a wise guy? We don't have a license on this. The license alone costs more than we could clear." His eyes darted around the room. "What's that over there?" he demanded, pointing to a sea chest.
"It's a sea chest."
"I can see that. What's in it?"
"Oh, nothing much, just some old things I wrote, not to show anybody, quite bad really ..."
"Let's see some of it."
Now, to say that I never intended publication of these pieces would not be altogether honest. They were there, just in case my bestseller fell on the average reader like a bag of sour dough-I've seen it happen, we all have: a book's got everything, topical my God, the scene is present-day Vietnam (Falkland Islands!) seen through a rich variety of characters ... How can it miss? But it does. People just don't buy it. Some say you can put a curse on a book so the reader hates to touch it, or your book simply vanishes in a little swift of disinterest. So I had to cover myself in case somebody had the curse in; after all, I am a professional. I like cool remote Sunday gardens set against a slate-blue mist, and for that set you need the Yankee dollar.
As a young child I wanted to be a writer because writers were rich and famous. They lounged around Singapore and Rangoon smoking opium in a yellow pongee silk suit. They sniffed cocaine in Mayfair and they penetrated forbidden swamps with a faithful native boy and lived in the native quarter of Tangier smoking hashish and languidly caressing a pet gazelle.
I can divide my literary production into sets: where, when and under what circumstances produced. The first set is a street of red brick three-story houses with slate roofs, lawns in front and large back yards. In our back yard my father and the gardener, Otto Belue, tended a garden with roses, peonies, iris and a fish pond. The address is 4664 Pershing Avenue and the house is still there.
My first literary endeavor was called "The Autobiography of a Wolf," written after reading The Biography of a Grizzly. In the end this poor old bear, his health failing, deserted by his mate, goes to a valley he knows is full of poison gas. I can see a picture from the book quite clearly, a sepia valley, animal skeletons, the old bear slouching in, all the old broken voices from the family album find that valley where they come at last to die. "They called me the Grey Ghost.... Spent most of my time shaking off the ranchers." The Grey Ghost met death at the hands of a grizzly bear after seven pages, no doubt in revenge for plagiarism.
There was something called Carl Cranbury in Egypt that never got off the ground.... Carl Cranbury frozen back there on yellow lined paper, his hand an inch from his blue steel automatic. In this set I also wrote westerns, gangster stories, and haunted houses. I was quite sure that I wanted to be a writer.
When I was twelve we moved to a five-acre place on Price Road and I attended the John Burroughs School which is just down the road. This period was mostly crime and gangster stories. I was fascinated by gangsters and like most boys at that time I wanted to be one because I would feel so much safer with my loyal guns around me. I never quite found the sensitive old lady English teacher who molded my future career. I wrote at that time Edgar Allan Poe things, like old men in forgotten places, very flowery and sentimental too, that flavor of high school prose. I can taste it still, like chicken croquettes and canned peas in the school dining room. I wrote bloody westerns too, and would leave enigmatic skeletons lying around in barns for me to muse over ...
"Tom was quick but Joe was quicker. He turned the gun on his unfaithful wife then upon himself, fell dead in a pool of blood and lay there drawing flies. The vultures came later ... especially the eyes were alike, a dead blue opaqueness." I wrote a lot of hangings: "Hardened old sinner that he was, he still experienced a shudder as he looked back at the three bodies twisting on ropes, etched against the beautiful red sunset." These stories were read aloud in class. I remember one story written by another boy who later lost his mind, dementia praecox they called it: "The captain tried to swim but the water was too deep and he went down screaming, 'Help, help, I am drowning.'"
And one story, oh very mysterious ... an old man in his curtained nineteen-twenties Spanish library chances on a forgotten volume and there written in letters of gold the single word "ATHENA." ... "That question will haunt him until the house shall crumble to ruins and his books shall moulder away."
At the age of fourteen I read a book called You Can't Win, being the life story of a second-story man. And I met the Johnson Family. A world of hobo jungles, usually by the river, where the bums and hobos and rod-riding pete men gathered to cook meals, drink canned heat, and shoot the snow ... black smoke on the hip behind a Chink laundry in Montana. The Sanctimonious Kid: "This is a crooked game, kid, but you have to think straight. Be as positive yourself as you like, but no positive clothes. You dress like every John Citizen or we part company, kid." He was hanged in Australia for the murder of a constable.
And Salt Chunk Mary: "Mary had all the no's and none of them ever meant Yes. She received and did business in the kitchen. Mary kept an iron pot of salt chunk and a blue coffee pot always on the woodstove. You eat first and then you talk business, your gear slopped out on the kitchen table, her eyes old, unbluffed, unreadable. She named a price, heavy and cold as a cop's blackjack on a winter night. She didn't name another. She kept her money in a sugar bowl but nobody thought about that. Her cold grey eyes would have seen the thought and maybe something goes wrong on the next day, Johnny Law just happens by or Johnny Citizen comes up with a load of double-ought buckshot into your soft and tenders. It wouldn't pay to get gay with Mary. She was a saint to the Johnson Family, always good for a plate of salt chunk. One time Gimpy Gates, an old rod-riding pete man, killed a bum in a jungle for calling Salt Chunk Mary an old fat cow. The old yegg looked at him across the fire, his eyes cold as gunmetal ... 'You were a good bum, but you're dogmeat now.' He fired three times. The bum fell forward, his hands clutching coals, and his hair catching fire. Well, the bulls pick up Gates and show him the body: 'There's the poor devil you killed, and you'll swing for it.' The old yegg looked at them coldly. He held out his hand, gnarled from years of safe-cracking, two fingers blown off by the 'soup'. 'If I killed him, there's the finger pulled the trigger and there's the tendon pulled the finger.' The old yegg had beaten them at their own game."
This inspired me to write some crime stories ... "'Here's to crime!' he shouted and raised a glass of champagne, but he crumpled like a pricked balloon as the heavy hand of Detective Sergeant Murphy fell on his shoulder." ... "Joe Maguire regarded the flushed face of the dealer with disfavor. 'A coke bird,' he decided. 'Better cut him off the payroll; get coked up and shoot a good client.'"
I did a short story too, with a trick ending about this gangster who goes to a fortune-teller ... "'This man is a criminal,' she thought shrewdly, 'a gangster, perhaps ... he must have made enemies.' 'I see danger,' she said. The man's face twitched-he needed to snow. 'I see a man approaching ... he has a gun ... he lifts the gun ... he-' With an inarticulate cry the man leapt to his feet and whipped out an automatic, spitting death at the fortune-teller ... blood on the crystal ball, and on the table, a severed human hand."
After reading Eugene Aram's Dream-which I committed to memory and recited to the class in sepulchral tones-I wrote a series about murderers who all died of brain fever in a screaming delirium of remorse, and one character in the desert who murdered all his companions-sitting there looking at the dead bodies and wondering why he did it. When the vultures came and ate them he got so much relief he called them "the vultures of gold" and that was the title of my story, The Vultures of Gold, which closed this rather nauseous period.
At fifteen I was sent to the Los Alamos Ranch School for my health, where they later made the first atom bomb. It seemed so right somehow, like the school song ...
Far away and high on the mesa's crest Here's the life that all of us love best Los Allll-amos.
Far away and high on the mesa's crest I was forced to become a Boy Scout, eat everything on my plate, exercise before breakfast, sleep on a porch in zero weather, stay outside all afternoon, ride a sullen, spiteful, recalcitrant horse twice a week and all day on Saturday. We all had to become Boy Scouts and do three hours a week of something called C.W.-Community Work-which was always something vaguely unpleasant and quite useless too, but A.J. said it was each boy's cooperative contribution to the welfare and maintenance of the community. We had to stay outdoors, no matter what, all afternoon-they even timed you in the john. I was always cold, and hated my horse, a sulky strawberry roan. And the C.W. was always hanging over you. There were crew-leaders, you understand, many of them drunk with power-who made life hell for the crew.
This man had conjured up a whole city there. The school was entirely self-sufficient, raised all the food, etcetera. There was a store, a post office, and one of the teachers was even a magistrate. I remember once he got a case which involved shooting a deer out of season and he made the most of it, went on for days. He had founded the school after he quit the Forest Service because some inspirational woman told him "Young man, there is a great constructive job waiting for you and if you don't do it now you will only have to do it later under much more difficult circumstances." So he rubbed a magic lamp of contributions ... "I know what's best for boys," he said, and those Texas oilmen kicked in.
What I liked to do was get in my room against the radiator and play records and read the Little Blue Books put out by Haldeman-Julius, free-thinker and benevolent agnostic ... Remy de Gourmont ... Baudelaire ... Guy de Maupassant ... Anatole France ... and I started writing allegories put in a vaguely Oriental setting, with dapper jewel thieves over the wine, engaged in philosophical discussions I prefer not to remember.
"To observe one's actions with detachment while making them as amusing as possible seems to me ..."
"Very interesting," said the imperturbable detective popping up from behind a potted rubber plant. "You are all under arrest."
I had a bad rep with the other boys ... "burns incense in his room ... reading French books ..." Later at Harvard during summer trips to Europe I started satirical novels about the people I met; one of them begins "'But you see I don't know much about love,' she said coyly, twisting an old-fashioned."
Then I had an English period, gentlemen adventurers and all that ...
"My god, that poor old chief!" He broke down sobbing.
The other looked at him coldly and raised an eyebrow: "Well after all, Reggie, you didn't expect him to give us the emeralds, did you?"
"I don't know what I expected, but not that piranha fish!"
"It was much the easiest and most convenient method."
"I can't stick it, Humphreys. Give me my share. I'm clearing off."
"Why certainly." He took seven magnificent emeralds from the side pocket of his yellow silk suit and placed them on the table. With a quiet smile he pushed four stones to Reggie.
Reggie was touched. "I mean, hang it all, it was your idea, Humphreys, and you did most of the work."
"Yes Reggie, you funked it."
"Then why?"
"I am thinking of Jane."
Reggie made a hasty exit, "I can't thank you enough" over his shoulder. Humphreys leaned forward, looking at the three emeralds quizzically.
"You'll be missing your mates, won't you now? ... Ali!"
"Yes master."
"A white man has just left. He is carrying four green stones. I want those stones, do you understand Ali?"
"Yes master I understand."
Exit Ali, fingering his kris.
And then I read Oscar Wilde. Dorian Gray and Lord Henry gave birth to Lord Cheshire, one of the most unsavory characters in fiction, a mawkishly sentimental Lord Henry ...
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Posted August 14, 2003
This book was a hard one to review. The writings sampled are inconsistent¿but then again, so was Burroughs¿s output, so in that respect the writings are a true representation of Burroughs¿s corpus. The chapter introductions by Grauerholz are especially valuable for readers who are removed from Burroughs¿s original context, and assist in further illuminating Burroughs¿s writings. The later works (after the ¿cut-ups¿) are especially prophetic; it was interesting to read Burroughs¿s commentaries on Hussein and another Bush in 2003. All in all, a useful and comprehensive introduction to one who is seeking to get acquainted with the wide range of work that came from the pen of Burroughs.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted July 14, 2001
The one book by William S. Burroughs you should buy. The unique genius that William truly was-yes, indulgent, odd and unsettling at 80, but how great it would have been to have known him young and probably pretty in 1950-is best understood with the direction of J. Grauerholz, although a bourgeois beatnik, for sure, who did love him and is the world expert on him. Ira Silverberg is a true young publishing genius, the new Ferlinghetti, and most responsible for the book. My earlier review I withdraw. Although true, it did not reflect the genius and truth of William-and Jack, Allen, Anne, Philip, Lawrence, Gregory, Gary, even Neal and Huncke, et al. View their literature with a full and clear understanding of their weaknesses and that we, the readers, are almost certain to have less ability to 'drive-on' pass the drugs, sex, parties, confusion-to produce as they could or can. At least be warned. A lot of souls have been lost on the beat road.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted February 8, 2001
The `Buddha¿ myth of the Beats is transparent¿the truth of the Beats is that they offered simple lust, self-centered desire, and the creation of values for the public that were never real to them. Ginsberg, Burroughs, Cassady, and Kerouac¿each remained driven by all-to-real human wants and needs. Whether it was highs, sex (or the never-ending desire for fame and boys that especially drove Ginsberg and Burroughs), the truth is that these never-aging `boys¿ always wanted one thing and one thing only¿what they desired. This is not an argument against the human nature of desire, but rather against the self-inflated myth of the good deeds and generosity of the Beats. That is a lie. Young readers should be aware that even in his later years, Ginsberg, for example, used his fame to get laid, and used it a lot. And Burroughs spent much time thinking about his position as aristocrat of the intellectual world, while giving drugs to young men. They looked down on humanity. The activities of the never-ending boys¿ club that was created by the Beats included ignoring their own children, their wives (or murdering them in Burroughs case), and anyone else that didn¿t do exactly what they wanted. The Beats was not a movement of freedom¿it was a movement of the Beats, what the Beats wanted, and why YOU had to give it to them. If YOU didn¿t give them what they wanted¿boys, drugs, money, fame¿than you were square. Period. What a scam. This collection of Burroughs writings, put together the summer of his death in 1997, was edited by his adopted son, and secretary; and by the former boy friend of the same. It is a closed world, one that does not accept criticism or correction. Buy this book if you want (paper). It will save you buying a lot of other books by Burroughs, but it is the continuation of the Beat Myth that you are buying. Enjoy it, but don¿t think that it was real. It was not.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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Through vivid photography, this coffee-table book documents the physical and cultural changes and persistence that have taken place over the past forty-two years among an endangered, formerly semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer people group of Nepal. The Chepang, often characterized as the poorest of Nepal's poor, are a Tibeto-Burman group numbering around fifty-two thousand who inhabiting a rugged and sparsely populated area of the mid-hills of central Nepal. Over the past two or three generations the Chepang have begun to slowly shift from a semi-nomadic (slash-and-burn) lifestyle to a more settled way of life, relying increasingly upon the produce of permanent fields of maize, millet and bananas. The severe topography, however, has made permanent farming difficult (and usually insufficient) and the forest has remained an important (although decreasingly so) source of food for the Chepang. Historically, the collection of wild yams and tubers, fish caught from nearby rivers, bats and wild birds, and periodically wild deer hunted from nearby forests, have supplemented their need for carbohydrates and protein. With increasing population, lack of arable land and few irrigation options, despite forest supplements, malnutrition has been an historic problem for the Chepang who have often been characterized as the poorest of Nepal's poor, over the past two generations.
Photos included are those taken by the Caughleys between 1968 and 1976, images captured by the Beines beginning in 1998, photos taken by Dwarika Shrestha from 2001 onward and recent photos shot on literature distributions treks taken together by the authors in 2010 and 2011. Although it is evident that much has changed in 42 years (and mainly for the positive), it is also certain that much has remained the same for the Chepang of Nepal. Ultimately, this is their story: a story of cultural change and of cultural persistence.


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THE REGION'S cider lovers are expected to descend on an award-winning pub this weekend.
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Landlord Peter Hynes, who has run the popular pub with his wife Karen for 14 years, said: "We're very happy to win the award and were pleasantly surprised.
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Around 14 ciders including Broad Oak Moonshine and Snailbank Summer Fruits will be on offer during the festival, which takes place on Friday between 5pm and 11.30pm, Saturday between noon and 11.30pm and Sunday from noon until 10.30pm.
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A craft fair will run alongside the event on Saturday afternoon. To book a table or for more information about the festival, call 01325 374243.
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text: A Physician's Advice To Spiritual Counselors Of The Dying — John Dunlop* The Christian community has taken a strong pro-life stand. This is biblical and stands squarely on the fact that all human life bears the image of God and is protected by him: ―Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man‖ (Gen 9:6). In the medical world of the 1990s this biblical truth obligates believers to face the forces of abortion and euthanasia. Although there is some looseness in the contemporary use of the term euthanasia, I refer specifically here to ―active euthanasia‖—acting to take a life with or without the victim's consent (voluntary or involuntary). Helping someone to take his or her own life, ―assisted suicide,‖ is analogous to active voluntary euthanasia. Numerous excellent statements in Christian literature eloquently argue against euthanasia, using biblical, sociological, historical, and philosophical arguments. Our present medical advances give us a wide range of potential interventions that can often reverse, or significantly delay, the dying process. In spite of these great advances, death is inevitable. It has been said that we are smarter than we are wise. Our knowledge of how to prolong life may have surpassed our wisdom to know when to apply that knowledge. Consequently, there exists the danger that we could use medical technologies to resist the hand of God. Just as it is wrong to resist God's gift of life in abortion, it may be equally wrong to resist his call at death. It is imperative that evangelicals speak with a united voice against euthanasia. At the same time we must present a thoroughly ethical and biblical approach to death. In our determination to be ―pro-life‖ we cannot afford to be ―anti-death.‖ This discussion will first review the basis for a biblical theology of death, and present attitudes which all Christians should share toward death and dying. This theological perspective should force us to rethink our approach to aging. Our attention will then go to the decision most of us will eventually face—a decision to accept death without resistance and no longer to seek aggressive medical treatment. We will consider not only the factors in the decision, but who should be involved in the decision, and procedures to implement the decision. A careful evaluation of these issues is prerequisite to minister effectively to others going through difficult life-and-death decisions. 1 I. Recognizing The Biblical Perspective Death was not a feature of the original creation. Death came because of the fall of Adam. This was predicted in Gen 2:17 and confirmed in Gen 3:19. Paul shows in Rom 5:12 how death then passed to all people: ―Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned—.‖ Indeed, death has become the enemy of life: ―The last enemy to be destroyed is death‖ (1 Cor 15:26). Yet we praise God for the beautiful truth that although death is an enemy, it is a defeated enemy. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ―Death has been swallowed up in victory.‖ ―Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?‖ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor 15:54–57). God exercises his magnificent ability to use defeats in life to accomplish his greatest glory. Death itself is the case in point par excellence. God has so defeated death that he can now use it to his own purposes. The Psalmist declares: ―Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints‖ (Ps 116:15). This gives us great encouragement at the death of a believer. The death of a believer is still precious in the sight of the Lord. It is a significant step toward ultimate salvation, which reaches its climax in the resurrection of the body (Rom 8:23). At death the believer stands face to face with the Lord. While still possessing a ―sting,‖ the work of Christ on the Cross has transformed death from a terrible end to a glorious beginning. Many believers do not live in light of these great truths. What Scripture says of unbelievers—―… who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death‖ (Heb 2:15)—is all too often true of believers. Rather than living in a freedom derived from knowing that death is defeated, too many believers are held in bondage to the fear of death. It is essential that all believers allow the Holy Spirit to transform their attitudes to death and dying. 2 II. Coming To Grips Early With The Inevitability Of Death I am convinced that God wants believers to ―die slowly.‖ Believers are not to cling to the trappings of this life till the very end. Rather we should slowly lose our grip on this world as our affections are gradually transferred to the next. This must start early in our Christian lives, as we learn to accept our own mortality. In his psalm Moses wrote: ―Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom‖ (Ps 90:12). We do not embark on wise living till we deeply experience the fact that we will die. Our lives are limited, our days are numbered. We lack the proper perspective on life till we consider death in this way. Our Lord Jesus said: ―If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me‖ (Luke 9:23). We must live each day with the values appropriate for the person facing crucifixion with its attendant suffering and shame. Each day will be lived as if it is our last. Picture the person who is carrying his cross enroute to execution. He does not admire the fancy houses and sports cars he passes along the way. No, his values rise above these material things. The dying process has already begun. When we live acknowledging our inevitable death, our values will also fall into proper perspective. This is the image symbolized by believer's baptism: Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life (Rom 6:3–4). Our baptism testifies to the fact that the dying process has begun. This is death to ourselves and to the things and values of this world. Accepting our own mortality and viewing ourselves in the process of dying runs counter to our culture. The contemporary emphasis is on youth, health, strength, and conditioning. Our culture prefers to deny the inevitability of death. As Christians we must be willing to confront the myths of immortality that prevail. The Christian is in the very enviable position of being able to die slowly. The person who has come to accept his or her own mortality will be better prepared to deal with the inevitable death. Still we must consciously seek not only to lay less of a hold on this life but to be progressively taken up with the next. This generation has lost an emphasis on heaven maintained in earlier times. Richard Baxter, the great Puritan, testified that he committed himself to thirty minutes a day meditating on heaven. We need to have more teaching and music which direct our thoughts to heaven. We need to adopt the mentality of the pioneers of the faith, typified by Abraham and his family, of whom it was said, ―Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one‖ (Heb 11:16). 3 It is imperative that, as maturing Christians, we begin early the process of dying. We must no longer fear death; we must see it as a defeated enemy. We must begin to relinquish the material values of this life and to focus increasingly on the life of eternity that God has prepared for us. It is with these perspectives that we will be prepared to face the latter days of our lives. III. Accepting The Inevitability Of Death As A Preparation For Life One result from focusing on our eternal destiny is that we will naturally be acutely aware that our time on this earth is limited. Consequently, we will make better use of our lives for the kingdom of God. Paul's deliberations illustrate this: For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith (Phil 1:20–26). Paul's focus on dying and being with Christ made him more keenly aware that his purpose on earth was to serve the believers. Our anticipation of heaven will motivate us to intensive service here on earth. The concept of ―being so heavenly minded that we are of no earthly good‖ is totally foreign to Scripture. The biblical perspective shows that death can be joyously anticipated; it is no longer an enemy to avoid. We slowly begin to lose interest in the things of this world and look forward to being united with our God and Savior. This motivates us to service for him and for his kingdom. IV. Planning For The Older Years To Be Spiritually Productive Our society forces the older person into a less active role. The Lord values the love and service of the older saint as much as that of the younger one. This forces us to rethink the role assigned to the older Christian in the church and in society. During these later years while we can continue to be spiritually productive, we should take the best possible care of our bodies. This is good stewardship. This implies regular physical examinations, careful attention to diet, exercise, and following wise medical advice. When we are sick or our ability to serve is compromised by illness we should seek treatment from the best possible sources. This is not a time to have a ―do nothing‖ but ―trust God‖ mentality. Vigorously pursue health and do it with a heart full of gratitude to God who grants the healing professions the wisdom they have. As we are taking efforts to preserve our physical health, we must tenaciously invest our strength to serve others. Many seniors find in retirement years an opportunity for renewed emphasis on truly spiritual work. They find renewed power in prayer, in meditation, in quietly encouraging others and in setting a godly example for younger generations. How many of us point to a grandparent as a valuable asset from our spiritual heritage? 4 V. The Time Not To Resist Death One of three scenarios typically develops in the elderly years. Some die suddenly of a catastrophic event, such as a heart attack or stroke. Others develop some identifiable, ultimately untreatable disease that will eventually claim their lives. However, others simply face a deteriorating body due to advancing years; death itself stands before them. I find that it is this last scenario that is the hardest to accept, even though it just as inexorably leads to death as any diagnosed terminal disease. Another phenomenon which I observe in the later years is that an individual often arrives at a conviction that his or her life's work is complete. The older my patients get, the less they are looking forward to future events down here. At some point they have no plans tying them to life on earth. It is that sense of completion that prepares the believer even more for the presence of the Lord. It is at this time that I find many of my patients weary of this life and longing for the Lord to deliver them in death. I find that it is very common for all of these things to occur simultaneously. The patient becomes less physically or mentally able to pursue aggressive kingdom work, he is weary of this world, longing for heaven, and he senses that his life's work is accomplished. At that point it is time to change the approach to medical care. The elderly person will view death with a ―thy will be done‖ mentality, where previously he felt that it was God's will to overcome illness and vigorously proceed with life. It is now appropriate to use medical care not to prolong life but to preserve the quality of that life. ―Quality of life‖ is a phrase that has attendant emotional overtones. Some use the slogan ―quality of life‖ to argue that one life is worth living and another is not. I want to acknowledge that all life is sacred—none has more value than another. At the same time, different considerations regarding end-of-life decisions validate the concept of quality of life. This does not include actively terminating a life that we do not consider worthy. Quality issues help us determine if we should use aggressive measures to prolong that life. When preserving the quality of life, rather than prolonging that life, is the goal, the result is a commitment to provide loving support and comfort for the patient. Scripture furnishes several instances in which God's saints no longer resist but quietly resign themselves to death. When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people (Gen 49:33). Then Paul answered, ―Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus‖ (Acts 21:13). If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die (Acts 25:11). 5 Jesus deliberately approached his death knowing it was a crucial part of the Father's plan. When death came he was submissive to it: ―And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit‖ (Matt 27:50). Life, as precious as it is, must ultimately end. Scripture teaches that we should accept death rather than exhaust all resources trying to prolong life. VI. Medical Factors To Be Considered In Deciding Not To Pursue Aggressive Care What things should spiritual counselors consider in the decision not to pursue aggressive life-sustaining medical care? A major consideration is often the medical condition encountered and the therapeutic options available. Several questions must be answered. (1) What is the exact diagnosis? A series of tests may be required in order to answer this question. It is usually valuable to obtain a specific diagnosis even if the individual prefers not to seek treatment. That allows an informed decision. A response that I hear is, ―Don't do the tests; just let me go.‖ This is rarely appropriate. At times, however, a careful interview and exam can convince me sufficiently of the diagnosis that I do not feel that pursuing painful and expensive testing is necessary. (2) What is the natural prognosis of the condition without treatment? Here one may have to be assertive with the treating physician to ―pin him down.‖ It may be necessary to define what the life expectancy is as well as what quality of life is expected. Will the patient live and function at home or will a nursing home be necessary? Will the patient endure much pain, etc.? (3) What treatment is available? One needs to determine how the treatment will be expected to alter the prognosis. It is helpful to know how much suffering and pain may be involved. Is the proposed treatment a means simply to prolong life or is it expected to preserve or restore function? (4) What is the chance of success? One should have some feel for the relative chance of success. It is also useful to consider the ―best case‖ and ―worst case‖ scenarios of various potential outcomes. A number of states are beginning to categorize certain medical interventions as ―futile.‖ For example, Colorado is considering declaring ―futile‖ the offering of chemotherapy to a patient who is bed-confined by a widely metastatic cancer. This is not at all unreasonable. Many other potential therapies have such a small chance of success that they should be legitimately categorized as futile. (5) What are the potential complications of the treatment under consideration? Everything done in medicine that has the potential to do good must be weighed against its potential to do harm. Sometimes the harm is predictable. At other times the harm may come to one patient but not to another (as in an allergic reaction). Then it is only possible to relate the statistical chance of such harm. These adverse reactions are more common in a patient who is already in a state of physical decline and has multiple medical problems. I have seen some aggressive medical procedures undertaken ―to try to save a life,‖ when 6 all the physicians involved would have acknowledged that the potential for causing substantial harm was far greater than the potential for benefit. (6) What are the attending physician's recommendations? Some physicians sincerely feel that their job is to lay out the options but not to make ―value judgments‖ for the patient or the family. If this is the situation you face you may need to probe the doctor further. I am often asked ―What would you do if you were in this situation?‖ VII. Spiritual Factors To Be Considered In Deciding Not To Pursue Aggressive Care Spiritual factors must accompany medical factors in evaluating each situation. Encourage the patient to examine his or her own thoughts about death and dying. If the patient is unable to be involved in these decisions, those making the decisions on his or her behalf must answer the questions as they believe the incapacitated patient would. That is why it is imperative to have discussions about these issues with our aging loved ones while they are still mentally competent. In these discussions we learn how they would currently make these decisions and how they would alter them if they were to deteriorate mentally and physically. Some relevant questions to discuss are: 1) Can you have a significant spiritual ministry in your present state of health? 2) Do you feel that your life is complete? Can you freely say, ―Yes, I am ready to go home to glory?‖ 3) Are you living a quality of life that allows you to have fellowship with God? Notably absent from this list is the question of pain and suffering. To pursue treatment to minimize pain is at times reasonable. But at times God's will is for us to undergo suffering. An essential part of our humanity allows us to profit from suffering. This contradicts the sentiment that labels any suffering as inhumane. It may be inhumane to allow an animal to suffer but not so for a person who has the potential to develop through the suffering. This ability to profit from suffering is part of what distinguishes human beings from other members of the animal kingdom. Scripture points out the value of some suffering: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2 Cor 4:16–18). We do not make end-of-life decisions simply to avoid pain. Pain must be seen in the total context of God's sovereignty. Even in the midst of pain we must learn to trust his loving care. 7 VIII. Making The Decision Not To Pursue Aggressive Medical Care Decisions in the medical world must always be individualized. Just as a rigid textbook solution is inadequate to diagnose and treat medical problems, so ethical dilemmas are not susceptible to a standardized text book approach. John Frame, in Medical Ethics Principles, Persons, and Problems, aptly speaks of the biblical, situational, and existential contexts of all of our medical decisions. We must be sensitive to the medical context of the patient, his or her own feelings, as well any insight that we derive from Scripture. This process is often extremely complex. We therefore must approach these decisions with great humility and dependence on the leading of the Spirit of God and on that wisdom that comes from God himself. These decisions require the prayerful spirit of Jas 1:5: ―If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.‖ Once we have the best medical opinion that we can obtain, it is wise to meet with the family and with spiritual leaders. To pray and share these decisions with others is extremely comforting. Unfortunately, all those involved may not be in agreement about the wisest course to pursue. When a consensus cannot be achieved, the final decision belongs to the patient. The role of others is to encourage and support. If the patient is not competent and the decision belongs to a designated legal representative through such a vehicle as Limited Power of Attorney for Medical Purposes, it is optimal to work for a consensus and not put all the responsibility on one designated individual. Preserving the love and unity among the survivors is extremely important in these situations. They will live with each another and with their decision for some time to come. If there is no easy agreement, I often seek to interpose as an ―objective arbitrator.‖ If they see that I am willing to take great pains to understand all sides of the discussion, they are often willing to accept my judgment. This, I find, is one of the great advantages of relating as a brother with fellow Christians. If no consensus is attainable then the decision legally belongs to the one who holds the power of attorney. The legalities must be explained to the others, and they must be patiently asked to accept the decision made. If the patient is not competent and has not designated a power of attorney, the decision must be arrived at by the ―next of kin,‖ or by consensus among the family. If there is no consensus it is sometimes necessary to resolve these issues through the courts. The only advantage this provides is to allow the disagreeing parties to ―place blame‖ on someone else. This may facilitate their future reconciliation. On numerous occasions in my experience, family members have had great difficulty deciding not to pursue aggressive medical care. At times it is because they know that the individual would want something done. They will say, ―We never saw Dad give up in seventy-eight years; why should he start now?‖ In those situations I am happy to go along with their wishes. At other times they are not motivated by the well being of the patient but find it difficult to relinquish the person they love. At those times I compassionately challenge them and ask if they are making their choice in the best interests of the patient. 8 IX. Implementing The Decision Many of the problems sketched in the last section can be avoided if a person has signed a document that many states call a Limited Durable Power of Attorney for Medical Purposes. Different states have different legislation in this regard. The majority provide for both a Limited Durable Power of Attorney and a Living Will. A Limited Power of Attorney for Medical Purposes is a legal instrument that delegates to whomever the individual chooses, typically a spouse or child, the legal prerogative to make health care decisions on that person's behalf if at any time he or she becomes incapacitated. The designated individual then becomes the ―attorney in fact‖ for the individual. Restrictions can usually be specified regarding future medical care. For example, one can request that all measures be taken to provide for one's comfort but not just to prolong life. One may state that one does not want to be kept alive on machines if there is no hope of a return to productive life. Many would include a statement declining a feeding tube if there is no hope of return to normal eating. A Living Will is a more limited document, applicable only when death is imminent, that states that a person does not want to have his or her life unnecessarily prolonged. Admission to a hospital or nursing home often forces these questions to be addressed. The institution must know what to do in case of an unexpected cardiac arrest or other catastrophe. The question of ―End-of-Life Decisions‖ or ―Advanced Directives‖ is frequently raised in the admitting offices. The question simply put is: ―If you have a cardiac arrest or other life threatening complication, do you want your life prolonged?‖ This will be phrased according to the local jargon. In many hospitals it is referred to as a ―No Code.‖ This means that if something should happen and the individual stops breathing or the heart should stop, the patient does not want the emergency team summoned to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A ―Code,‖ if successful, often results in the patient being placed on a breathing machine or other life support. Statistics show that only about 20 percent of those individuals who are resuscitated eventually leave the hospital. It is notable that several studies done in nursing home populations show a success rate of near zero—an almost universally futile effort. However, resuscitation efforts should not be discussed in all-or-nothing terms. For example, if an individual has had a heart attack, is in the intensive care unit, and develops a fatal heart rhythm disturbance known as ventricular fibrillation, the nurses can speedily run into the room in a ―Code‖ situation, apply an electric shock to the heart and start it in less than thirty seconds. Everything would be back to normal. That patient has an excellent chance of doing well. However, if the fibrillation occurs in the context of multiple other medical complications, the prognosis is much worse. It may be appropriate to allow a ―Code‖ to shock a person's heart but not to place him or her on the breathing machine. This type of ―Restricted Code‖ allows for appropriate care that is likely to have a positive outcome. At the same time, it can limit aggressive responses that are not likely to be successful. It is essential to note that a ―No Code‖ order is not an order to do nothing. It allows for routine care and treatment of all other aspects of the patient's medical condition. 9 Many other situations require a response to limit over-aggressive treatments. For example, a patient with severe chronic lung disease may need to choose whether to use a breathing machine to help him or her breathe. The patient with a short, treatable illness (for example, pneumonia) can go on the machine and get off it again. But if a chronic lung disease no longer permits a patient to breathe on his or her own, and he or she is placed on a ventilator, the chance of successfully getting the patient off the machine is extremely low. This should be categorized as futile care and should in general not be attempted. One of the most difficult decisions I face is the decision about whether to utilize a feeding tube in a patient who is unable to eat. It typically involves severe complications and some discomfort. In the case of the patient who may otherwise be fully functional but cannot take nutrition by mouth, I have no hesitation in recommending this treatment. Often, however, feeding tubes are used with a patient who is demented, comatose, or in a lesser state of mental impairment. In those situations I feel it is helpful to ask why one is using the feeding tube. In some situations it is treatment. We know that if we build up the patient's strength, he or she can resume normal feeding, return to mental function, or otherwise show such improvement that we will be able to discontinue the feedings. In other situations I can only look at this intervention as postponing death. We may at times initiate tube feedings, anticipating that the patient will regain strength and be able to feed himself or herself. The intent is not to prolong life in the present state. Unfortunately over time we find this is all that is accomplished. In those situations it is appropriate to remove the tube, offer oral feedings, and encourage the patient to take all the nutrients he can by mouth. In some situations the patient will go on to die. I do not feel it is fair to say that the person died of malnutrition or neglect. The patient simply died of the underlying disease. There is no question that managing a patient in this way is extremely difficult for all involved, no matter what their ethical foundation. I feel that these situations can often be avoided by very careful assessment before the feeding tube is used and careful communication between all of the medical staff and family as to the initial purpose of the feeding tube. Many fear that withdrawing the feeding tube and allowing patients to die without nutrition is cruel and causes great suffering. That has not been my experience. Often these patients can take enough fluids to prevent dehydration, they eventually lapse into coma, and die quite peacefully. Similar decisions are needed regarding surgery, kidney machines, chemotherapy, and even the choice of giving antibiotics for overwhelming infections. Such decisions should be made according to the guidelines suggested above. Specifically: What is the patient's present attitude toward life and death? What is the best case scenario given a positive response to treatment? What is the expected result without treatment? How might treatment alter that? What are the potential complications of the treatment? How likely are the complications? What impact would they have on the patient's life or survival? Another way to implement a decision not to pursue aggressive medical care is to get involved in a ―Hospice Program.‖ This is an option now available in many parts of the world. In the United States it is an alternative to our traditional Medicare Part A coverage. In this program the patient signs over to the hospice program the benefits that otherwise go for hospitalization and other aggressive medical care. The hospice program provides more intensive home care, offering support and comfort. It is my experience that these programs need to be investigated thoroughly prior to getting involved in them. Many of them are established as profit-making corporations. While there is nothing inherently wrong with this, it opens the possibility that the interests of the patient will be 10 subservient to profit motives. Other hospice programs are community run and supported by not-for-profit corporations. These often attract wonderful caring professionals providing the services. Keeping patients at home as much as possible in their final days is of great value. Most patients would far rather forgo any comfort benefits that might be available in a hospital for the privilege of staying at home. The family has a greater sense of involvement if they care for the dying at home. And it helps the family, especially the younger ones, to work through some of their own attitudes toward death and dying. In that sense it helps us to ―number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom‖ (Ps 90:12). Though home care is the ideal, there is certainly a time and a place for nursing home care. First and foremost, it can be advantageous for rehabilitation after some catastrophic medical illness. This is particularly relevant following a stroke, joint replacement, or some major illness where acute care hospitalization is no longer needed but where the patient has not regained sufficient strength for independent life at home. Nursing homes are also appropriate for the care of individuals who are sufficiently demented that they do not know that they are at home and do not appreciate the intense love and commitment required to keep them in the home. Nursing homes are used at other times to allow the independence of loved ones and family. I feel it is often appropriate to challenge this practice. Fortunately there are many alternatives available that allow the elderly to maintain their independence in a social setting where they are comfortable without having to be in a nursing home. X. Illustrative Cases The following case histories are instructive. Helen is eighty-eight years old. She has lived a full life. She knows that she is less capable than she was and begins to find her thoughts more in heaven than on earth. Helen was an active correspondent and prayer supporter of her church's missionaries. Now she is less and less able to serve in this way. She has trouble making her own decisions and soon she will no longer be able to live independently. Several years ago she wisely signed a durable power of attorney appointing her son and daughter to make medical decisions should she become incapacitated. One day she wakens and cannot speak or move her right side. After about five minutes the function returns. She consults her physician, who sees her that day. He finds signs of narrowing of the left carotid artery and recommends a test to determine the extent of the problem. The next day he reports that she has an 85 percent narrowing of the artery. He advises that if she does not have it surgically corrected she will have a 10 percent chance of stroke in the next month and a 6 percent chance of stroke each year thereafter. With surgery the chance of a stroke would be reduced to 2 percent in the next month and 3 percent each succeeding year. With her children, Helen decides that she would rather not have the surgery and will begin to make arrangements to live less independently. She would rather have a stroke than to have to go through surgery. 11 Fran is eighty-three years old. She has always been very active in the senior saints group at church. She has a wonderful relationship with her twenty-three year old granddaughter. Fran enjoys being with her family each weekend so that she can continue to pray for all of her grandchildren each day of the coming week. Her granddaughter plans to be married next year, and Fran is looking forward to the wedding. Fran had rheumatic fever in her twenties and has had a bad heart since. She knows that her aortic valve is becoming more scarred. She has begun to have chest pain going up stairs and even gets short of breath walking in her apartment. Last week she had a fainting spell. She saw her physician, who did an echocardiogram and found that the valve was narrowed so critically that she would have less than six months to live. The risk of surgery is significant (about 10 percent chance of dying), but if she survives her physician feels that her heart would be good for years to come. Fran without hesitation chooses to have the surgery. She comments that she would do anything to be at her granddaughter's wedding. These two cases are, in my judgment, being handled appropriately. Helen has a sense of completion to her life and Fran does not. Both asked the right questions and came up with answers appropriate to their respective situations. XI. When Death Comes At the time of death, support is needed. The physician and the family can help by assuring the patient that they understand that he or she is dying and to tell him or her in very direct terms that it is all right. This may be necessary over and over again. Some patients are afraid to die lest they disappoint someone who is close to them. They need to be told to relax and to stop struggling; then they can rest and commit themselves to the Lord. I faced just such a situation a number of years ago when dealing with a dear saint who was dying of chronic lung disease. He was struggling to breathe when I came to see him. I told him that I thought the Lord was calling him home. In prayer we committed him into the loving hands of his Lord. I encouraged him to relax and not to struggle. He did so and within minutes died very peacefully. XII. Conclusion As believers we are in a ―win-win‖ situation. Paul expressed it so beautifully: ―For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain‖ (Phil 1:21). Let us pursue life for Christ with all of the wisdom and strength that he allows us. Let us speak out against any forces that would devalue that life. At the same time, when death is inevitable, let us see it as the defeated enemy and not seek to resist it. 12


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Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications (Hardcover)
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A fascinating look at the stories behind the dedications of 50 literary classics.
Mary Shelley dedicated Frankenstein to her father, her greatest champion. Charlotte Brönte dedicated Jane Eyre to William Makepeace Thackeray for his enthusiastic review of the book's first edition. Dostoyevsky dedicated The Brothers Karamazov to his typist-turned-lover Anna Grigoyevna. And, as this collection's title indicates, F. Scott Fitzgerald dedicated his masterpiece The Great Gatsby to his wife Zelda.
Often overlooked, a novel's dedication can say much about an author and his or her relationship to the person for whom the book was consecrated. Once Again to Zelda explores the dedications in fifty iconic books that are an intrinsic part of both literary and pop culture, shedding light on the author's psyche, as well as the social and historic context in which the book was first published.


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take Chatham County," said Smith. "And work with our municipalities, which are
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Police Fatally Shoot Another Black Male Near Ferguson
Photos: Mason Square Health Task Force 'Summer Fitness Campaign' bike ride in Springfield
The Mason Square Health Task Force, in collaboration with MassBike and the Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club, held "Let's Get Biking Night" on Tuesday evening with a free bike safety class offered by Jimmy Pereira of MassBike.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry turns himself in for booking
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, facing charges of coercion and abuse of power, was fingerprinted and had his mug shot taken at the Travis County Jail on Tuesday evening.
Authorities: Leesville man planned to buy, rape child
A 66-year-old Leesville man has been accused of trying to buy and rape a 10-year-old, state police said.
Goodyear mother accused of trying to drown daughter
A Goodyear mother is in jail on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after a drowning call involving her 20-month-old daughter.
Former university president's attorney blames Enterprise Rent-A-Car for charges
The lawyer for former Westfield State President Evan Dobelle said his client did not send a rental car bill to the school nine months after stepping down.
Uncle faces judge, charged with murdering 1-year-old niece
An uncle has been charged with stabbing his 1-year-old niece in the stomach while an 11-year-old watched it happen.
Fire reported at vacant building in Bridgeport
One fire was in the old corporate office of the building and firefighters quickly extinguished it.
Cop mistakenly posts photo of Oregon murder suspect in Michael Brown rant
A Kansas City police officer is being investigated for his posts on social media, one of which claimed a photo of an Oregon murder suspect was Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot at least six times by a police officer in Ferguson earlier this month.
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Water and sewer main work is expected to cause delays on Belmont Avenue in Springfield next week.
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A Maine teenager's mug shot is going viral online after he decided to make a statement with what he wore.
Greenwood police believe body cameras aid investigations
Greg Hallgrimson has been in law enforcement for 12 years ago. When he became the Greenwood Police Department's police chief last April, he knew he wanted body cameras for his 12 patrol officers.
Springfield begins countdown to first day of school
The School Department is highlighting what's new for the district in 2014-2015 while reminding students and parents that the opening day is around the corner.
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An adorable-looking golden retriever has been at the center of a controversy that led to a debate between Carrollton city leaders and volunteers that work with strays.
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The city received two proposals on Monday for the purchase and redevelopment of the vacant Sumner Avenue fire station in East Forest Park, with both bidders proposing to convert the site to a mixed residential-office use.
MCAS scores at Springfield school under investigation
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Police said Taifa Kituku, 18, of Kannapolis ran a stop light and collided with another vehicle. The passengers in that vehicle were able to walk away.
One passenger in Kituku's car, a 19-year-old male, was killed at the scene and two others were taken to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center for treatment.
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Jesse James Issues a Statement: "I Am Truly Very Sorry"
Jesse James Issues a Statement: "I Am Truly Very Sorry"
Jesse James just released his response to the allegations that he carried on an affair behind wife Sandra Bullock's back over the past year. This morning he was still wearing his wedding ring while walking his kids to school, while most of you were so shocked to hear the stories mount. Sandra has yet to say anything other than that she pulled out of her UK premiere for "unforeseen personal reasons." His statement reads:
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There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me. It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way.
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