Selfish
So for some reason, I feel the need to get something off my chest. Something that is surely self-indulgently fabricated by my overactive brain that doesn't let me sleep at night. I feel like I complain too much. Almost that this blog has become a bitch and moan session for jason. I have cancer blah blah blah,whine whine whine, cry cry cry. I hope that you guys don't see it that way because my ideal is that this is just a place to let people know who care what it is like. I would want to know what someone I care about is going through in this kind of struggle. It's voyeuristic I admit. I like to see into other people's lives, so maybe I am giving back to all the writers that have let me see into the lives of made-up and real lives. So I cry and moan on this blog page to allow others to just see what it is like. I'm not complaining to complain. I'm complaining to share insight into something terribly painful and awfully beautiful. Sounds weird? Yeah, cancer is beautiful. Mitra and I have truly benefited from this disease. In a way, I am thankful for it. It will be a bitter sweet day when I am told it is all gone. It's been a part of me. A very important part of me. One in which I think, has made me a better person in so many ways, and one in which I hope I am less selfish. SELFISH. Sell Fish. What a stupid word.
posted by json @ 7:12 AM
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3 Comments:
Holy petunias! This post just blew my mind! You have articulated a similar position that the great essayist Montaigne held in regeards to his painful kidney stones.
I can't quite remember what that position was, but it was similar.
You feel that you complain too much? Complain all you want! It's one of my favourite pass times. Not selfish at all, in my opinion, especially when you share it with others.
The shellfish is a selfish fish, but still makes a tasty elfish dish.
(that's my poem for the day)
So, Jason, I don't really know you, but I like your blog, and it gives me inspiration and courage in the face of life. All the best to you and yours in the coming year!
Dude, you've been diagnosed with cancer in your early 30's. Keith Richards still walks this earth as and is in better health than any of us. You have every right to complain and bitch! I enjoy and appreciate being updated with your status on a continual basis with you blog. Additionally, I think it imperative that you maintain that communication in a creative manner as you have been doing. Simple updates are informative but you're an excellent writer and should continue to use this blog to flaunt your abilities.
That's the long way of saying "don't stop writing and complaining"! I enjoy reading it.
When baseball season starts you'll have plenty to complain about.
Ah man, was that a dig at the Dodgers? Wow......
Anyhow, this summer we have to make for the lack of baseball games we went to last year. We can invite both Will Z and Will P, so that we can really see who will be complaining.
Hey, we really had a great time on New Years, thanks for having us.
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