June 4th, 1982
My Father says: “DON’T START ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN’T FINISH”
He was referring to fighting, manly aggression. The message, however, is— Don’t Do Anything that you have not established total control over. Don’t take any chances— no risks. Like a stealthy chess player who has calculated every conceivable move. This injunction to completely control everything creates a passivity in me—