![]() ![]() I wanted to make him pay for the tiny child he terrorized for years (and that kid's sister too). ![]() He retreated, and I wanted to give chase. There was a point where we both realized that if I kept fighting it would be a massacre. I had pushed back against my step-father for years, but suddenly this fight went very different. There's a chapter that at first made no sense to me called "The Hero as Emperor and as Tyrant." My problem with the chapter was that heroes aren't tyrants they slay tyrants! Shortly after reading this my drunken violent step-father got out of line with me. ![]() Here's how this book saved a soul and an ass. They are meant to be sources of inspiration that a person of flesh can turn to in order to face a harsh reality with courage. Myths were never meant to be facts and would lose their significance if they were. He also explains the importance of myths, which is something lots of people can't grasp because they can't get over the fact the stories aren't real. ![]() I have always been a fan of mythology and folklore, and Joseph Campbell pulls tales from many cultures to show how mankind has virtually the same heroic journey tucked away in its subconscious regardless of culture or even time. It saved both my step-father's ass and my soul. ![]()
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