It was training in the art of self-assertion. The way I see
it now is very simple. First you learn to build a house before you tear it
down.
Or put more playfully yet crass, before one sees through
this division, you'll need to grow a pair. Or show them off.
Otherwise, you're always lost in letting others build the
edifice without the understanding that it's just a building of so many stories.
Of course, it's more destructive in its practice than a
simple education in following your bliss, intent or Tao.
The fact is others had assisted in constructing what my
person was and my adjusting, realigning, or creating something new
is bound to be a little disconcerting to a wife, for
instance, who worked so hard to get her apprehensive partner to the point of some
respectability
as a husband and a father and a member of society, if not
exactly in good standing, then, at least a member.
So when I quit my part-time job, she was vociferously disappointed. And when I lost my job of ten full years
and started looking for another more in line with interest
than merely money in itself, she threw me out. For half-a-year.
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