On writing *almost* completely in metaphor...
As one reads, over time you occasionally finish chapters and eventually you finish whole books. I just finished an important and impactful chapter in a book that I'd been reading over the course of almost the whole past year and I've now set it aside for a while. Within easy reach, but no longer an active read. One of my favorite books of all time to be sure, but one that is better used only for reference at this point. The story is most compelling to me, but I have to move on to other subjects. The summer session is short and I got two units a week of VB.NET to do (yes I already code VB/C#/ASP.NET, but a top-down classroom approach is really nice when you've learned all you know on the playground). And just as Burning Chrome is a collection of short stories, not every book has to be read fully or all it's wonders discovered in just one sitting.
And I have just had a work on a completely different topic (not even the same area of study) recommended to me. This new book purports to contain methods to improve things for myself as an individual. A very powerful tome written by true masters. Neither religious relic nor philosophical treatise, not some ancient martial arts scrolls or cheap self help paperback, this is a book of facts and opportunities. Not instructions, but more a guide of things that could be things to come if the right steps are taken and the brass ring seized on the first try. This book is Top Secret. Deadly serious top secret. You cannot buy it online or in a book store. You can only get a copy if you know someone who knows how to get a copy. Or so I'm told... This is an extremely limited release. But it's not contraband, the subject is not taboo, it's just carefully controlled and closely guarded. It is so top secret that I don't even know the title yet. I have been told that within the next two weeks I will be meeting with two representatives of the publisher. Only then will it be discussed whether or not I will be permitted to have a copy of this book to read. But the publisher is definitely interested in talking to me about it. Let's just say that accepting a copy of this book: it's kind of like having to make the red pill - blue pill decision only without all the science fiction. If offered and you don't take the book, life goes on like normal. But if you take the book... into the rabbit hole you will go.
The first chapter of this book supposedly will change my life in ways that I don't yet know if I'm ok with or prepared for. It just might be an offer I won't want to refuse, but it's not supposed to be an offer I *can't* refuse in that "I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse" kind of way. And I haven't seen the cover of this book yet let alone read the table of contents. All I've been told so far by my sponsor is that it's supposed to be a great read for those who are into this kind of reading.
I may have to move to another city to read it. I may have to learn a new language or two to know *how* to read it. I may have to leave things behind that I have always cherished in order to take on this new knowledge.
Confused? Don't forget the title of this post...
As one reads, over time you occasionally finish chapters and eventually you finish whole books. I just finished an important and impactful chapter in a book that I'd been reading over the course of almost the whole past year and I've now set it aside for a while. Within easy reach, but no longer an active read. One of my favorite books of all time to be sure, but one that is better used only for reference at this point. The story is most compelling to me, but I have to move on to other subjects. The summer session is short and I got two units a week of VB.NET to do (yes I already code VB/C#/ASP.NET, but a top-down classroom approach is really nice when you've learned all you know on the playground). And just as Burning Chrome is a collection of short stories, not every book has to be read fully or all it's wonders discovered in just one sitting.
And I have just had a work on a completely different topic (not even the same area of study) recommended to me. This new book purports to contain methods to improve things for myself as an individual. A very powerful tome written by true masters. Neither religious relic nor philosophical treatise, not some ancient martial arts scrolls or cheap self help paperback, this is a book of facts and opportunities. Not instructions, but more a guide of things that could be things to come if the right steps are taken and the brass ring seized on the first try. This book is Top Secret. Deadly serious top secret. You cannot buy it online or in a book store. You can only get a copy if you know someone who knows how to get a copy. Or so I'm told... This is an extremely limited release. But it's not contraband, the subject is not taboo, it's just carefully controlled and closely guarded. It is so top secret that I don't even know the title yet. I have been told that within the next two weeks I will be meeting with two representatives of the publisher. Only then will it be discussed whether or not I will be permitted to have a copy of this book to read. But the publisher is definitely interested in talking to me about it. Let's just say that accepting a copy of this book: it's kind of like having to make the red pill - blue pill decision only without all the science fiction. If offered and you don't take the book, life goes on like normal. But if you take the book... into the rabbit hole you will go.
The first chapter of this book supposedly will change my life in ways that I don't yet know if I'm ok with or prepared for. It just might be an offer I won't want to refuse, but it's not supposed to be an offer I *can't* refuse in that "I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse" kind of way. And I haven't seen the cover of this book yet let alone read the table of contents. All I've been told so far by my sponsor is that it's supposed to be a great read for those who are into this kind of reading.
I may have to move to another city to read it. I may have to learn a new language or two to know *how* to read it. I may have to leave things behind that I have always cherished in order to take on this new knowledge.
Confused? Don't forget the title of this post...
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i think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.