I thought I had read Death of a Salesman, but having read the whole play today, I think maybe I just knew the story. Very powerful.
At the end, the dreamed voice of his brother Ben as Willy makes his choice. “It’s dark there, but full of diamonds.”
Having To Do With Reading
I seem to have made myself a special day for having just read Letters to a Young Poet. Full of wisdom and thought provoking ideas on art and the nature/benefits of solitude. Also unexpected expositions on sex and sexuality.
Loved The Letter from the Young Worker which ends the book. The idea (if you are inclined toward the divine) that one should not let Christianity separate you from God.
What do you have a better chance of being able to open? A computer file you created 12 years ago, or a book that was written 400 years ago. Get books. Read them and you will be reminded of parts of yourself that deserve to be remembered and appreciated.