acquiring a new faculty --

[what_a_fool]

The irony is, that before acquiring any new faculties one does not now possess,
one must first acquire qualities that one thinks s/he already possesses but about which s/he deceives herself/himself.

Comments

[travelertrish]

Hi, I notice you've added me as a friend. How did you find me? Where do you live, if you don't mind? I have a bunch of cool Indian friends but you belong to the bayarea community so I'm thinking west coast?

[what_a_fool]

I add the journals to my "friends" list that I find worth reading for various reasons - some for pure writing skills that I can emulate, some to catch upon other cultures, their thoughts, some just for the sake sarcasm and wit etc... Yours was one such reason which is not mentioned above :-)

I find these journals when I read the comments in my friend's journals and if I like the comments then occasionally check their (the people who have commented) journals. That's how I found yours'

You are right, I currently live in bay-area.

[travelertrish]

Oh, and I'm sure this isn't true. I acquire new faculties all the time without ever scratching the surface of my self-deception.

[what_a_fool]

Yes, may not be 'true' for you.
I believe that's your talent that I don't possess :-)

Each of us see the world through our unique experience, and the 'truth' is subjective in most cases.

BTW, the word "deception" is not meant to suggest a negative connotation here but is meant to create a mental-imagery for bootstrapping...