The Flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines, so too the wise man

Hello everyone.

Thank you so much for all your comments they really do give me the incentive to keep writing. More than that, they are an important part of the blog.

Today I made some slight changes to chapter 3. Most are quite minor but I rewrote the ending which I felt was a little rushed before.

I thought you would like to know a funny story about this chapter. Recently my car was stolen so I have been going to work by train. I first had the idea for this chapter while on the train and started to make notes. As I got to the part where Anna dies I couldn’t help but start to cry and I know many of you have said you had the same experience. I hope for your sake you were not in as public a place as I was.

When I reached my station I had to get off but I couldn’t walk to work as my eyes were still red and wet so I had to stand in a corner until I was in a better state. It was quite an experience and I think from now on I will write the stories at home or in the office after work. :-).

I like Anna and the story has made me want to find out more about Aboriginal culture which I am ashamed to say, I know very little about. I have no idea for example about their philosophy and as I find out more, you may see it pop up in future stories and I also have a sneaky suspicion that so might Anna.

I am working on the analysis of The Man chapter 3 which owes a lot to Nietzsche as I had just finished reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra before I wrote it. I love Nietzsche which is where I got the name and tag line for this blog “The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines: so to the wise man”.