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Originally posted by Veritas2000: ↑

Like, many others who have probably expressed it more eloquently, I too will miss your informative and far-ranging posts @golden6

I have only been contributing to the ST thread for a short time but I have noticed you are an avid reader. My wife has long been a voracious reader of classics and for the past 8 years her taste has exponentially expanded to genres she never thought held any appeal. This is a circumlocutious way of offering an author for you to consider.

Pathrick Rothfuss is the author. As a very brief background he was writing a trilogy. From memory he has released the first 2 books and the third is still a work in progress. This is a quote from one..

“Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need.

First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.

Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.

Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.

Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

I wish you well on life's journey

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Thank you for your very kind words and will certainly have a look at your recommendation.

When I was a moderator on HC in the distant pass I started a new thread on the Life Style section titlled the hc book club, post 12587633 dated 19/11/13. A great many posts on there which just maybe of interest to you.
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