I was a big fan of his work with the book, The Three Essays on Self-Awareness. I thought it provided a great reminder of our need to step outside of our comfort zones. I’m delighted to have found another excellent essay by the amazing writer James Charles Morphe.
I have no idea what Morphe had in mind when writing this essay, but I’m glad he shared it. If you’ve ever been thinking of writing a book, you know how hard it can be to find the right subject. Morphe’s essay is a great reminder that we have to step outside of our comfort zones and think beyond what we know. It’s a great reminder that our knowledge is not enough. It’s a great reminder that we don’t know anything about anyone else.
I have to mention this essay because I know many people who have thought of writing a book about Morphe, but theyve never pursued the project because they didnt see it as something worth their time. But here is Morphe talking about a subject that shouldnt scare anyone off from writing a book. He talks about how much we all know about the people we would love to write a book about, and how we know so much about them even though we don’t know them personally.
What does it mean to write something about a subject? I think the title does mean to write up something about a subject. But you know that just means you have to write it off as a personal opinionated piece of code youve written.
I don’t know if you have ever been to a literary event, but I don’t know if you have ever read a book in the past two days that you haven’t read because you read a book that you wanted to read. A book you read because it was the only book you knew that wasnt just more of the same. But a book that you wanted to read because you knew that it was going to make you think, feel, and learn something new.
A certain amount of self-awareness is required for us to be able to be in the world, to be able to talk, to take in, and to do all that stuff you list, which is what james charles morphe does. He writes code that other people need to be able to use. And he does this while talking on the phone to a guy with a podcast in a room full of people who think they are the smartest people in the world.
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m always talking on the phone with people who are smarter than me. And I know that people who are smarter than me are usually on the phone with me. And it’s this type of interaction that makes me feel a certain type of awe. And, like you, I can’t seem to figure out why I feel this way.
You are probably pretty smart. And it’s probably because you are too. And I don’t know why you feel this way either. I mean, you are smart, you are well-rounded, you are the kind of person that you need to be when you want to be. But when it comes to your life, you are smart. And that’s why I like you, because it’s clear that you are smart, and it makes me feel that I am not smart.
There is a good reason why most people who meet me at the mall and greet me with a handshake and a smile and a “how are you?” seem like the people I want to spend the rest of my life with. They are the people I want to become. And the people I want to become are the ones who don’t feel that they’re smart or have a natural edge. And so, they are the people who I want to be around.
I love you james charles morphe, but I can’t be the person I want to be around. Because I don’t want to be the person I want to be. Because I don’t want to be the person I want to be. Because I don’t want to be the person I want to be. And so I’m not the person I want to be.