This is HN. Writing stuff here is like writing it in two-foot high letters on a prominent wall in NYC, except more public, more accountable, and far more permanent.
So, rather than beg for more, I thank jacquesm for being willing to share as much as he already has.
Yes, his sharing is mostly in the form of ambiguous subtext. That's okay. I can read hints and I enjoy ambiguity.
Here's a general piece of valuable advice: If you want people to tell you what their life lessons really are, meet them offline, perhaps in a bar or coffeeshop. Keep all recording devices off. Promise not to blog what they tell you without permission, and/or until one or both of you are dead. Keep that promise.
Meta-advice: Make a habit of meeting people in coffeeshops. Though it has many advantages, the Google-enabled internet is a lousy medium for heart-to-heart honesty.
So, rather than beg for more, I thank jacquesm for being willing to share as much as he already has.
Yes, his sharing is mostly in the form of ambiguous subtext. That's okay. I can read hints and I enjoy ambiguity.
Here's a general piece of valuable advice: If you want people to tell you what their life lessons really are, meet them offline, perhaps in a bar or coffeeshop. Keep all recording devices off. Promise not to blog what they tell you without permission, and/or until one or both of you are dead. Keep that promise.
Meta-advice: Make a habit of meeting people in coffeeshops. Though it has many advantages, the Google-enabled internet is a lousy medium for heart-to-heart honesty.