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Blew my mind how close to my own father this was, and of course, myself. I asked my girlfriend, already knowing what the answer would be, "Am I both irresistible and exhaustive at the same time?" Yes. I go days completely focused on a goal (no coffee, sticking to nutrition plan, journaling) and will usually get bored. Envy rules my parents. The way I saw it was just the way Stefan says it in TGOA, the value we have as humans is based on the desire other people have to be us. This is such a creepy idea to me now, but was completely normal to me growing up. I believe I resorted to drugs and other self-destructive behavior because I believed both that my parents were total hypocrites in some way, but also that I have good parents because they provide "things" which other kids wished they had (vacations, family dinners, toys) and other adults envied them Only being charitable to the homeless, or in my parents' case, third-world villagers. Fascinating, chilling, heart-pounding read.
