"The poor man's son, whom heaven in its anger has visited with ambition, admires the condition of the rich. It appears in his fancy like the life of some superior rank of beings, and, in order to arrive at it, he devotes himself forever to the pursuit of wealth and greatness. Through the whole of his life, he pursues the idea of a certain ( Read more... )

i feel this journal, specifically the manner in which i post, lacks integrity. still, i want to maintain it for close friends who are not near to me geographically, and because i've written it in here for awhile now and value the insights i gain while posting. thus, i will be making entries open to certain people only via the lj friends feature so ( Read more... )