Hi Eric,
Your post reminded me of the tough neighbbourhood I grew up in and the various ways we all learned to cope with it. I spent a lot of energy reflecting on those younger and vulnerable years with little to show for it. For me, it didn't work--I can't come to the light by dwelling on and studying the darkness. Others may find it profitable in some ways and perhaps insightful but for me, it's a dead end street. It reminds me of reading Cabbagetown by Hugh Garner and his conclusion - you don't eulogize a slum. But as I said, that's my psyche and perhaps my limitation but I keep pressing onward and have made up my mind to not dwell on backward glances.
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