I have delusions constantly. Almost always caused by books, or could be an article, a news story or like someone else said even a picture. One of my great and horrible delusions is that I am somehow responsible for the fate of the entire world. This bears down on me so hard sometimes that I feel like I will stop breathing.
Most of the time my delusions are about being able to know just exactly what to do to change/fix some huge, widespread ail that's afflicting people or the world in general.
So ya, I get the delusions brought on by books. A lot of times it turns into a sort of obsessions where I will end up buying every book by a particular author or every book about a certain subject. I am certain I can figure out the problems of whatever and only I can fix them. (I feel really weird admitting to you all.)
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"School is shortened, discipline relaxed, philosophies, histories, languages dropped, English and spelling gradually gradually neglected, finally almost completely ignored. Life is immediate, the job counts, pleasure lies all about after work. Why learn anything save pressing buttons, pulling switches, fitting nuts and bolts?" Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 p 55-56
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