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Thematic Alaysis of From The Ashes 216 - 293 With a 7 Grandfather Truths…
Thematic Alaysis of From The Ashes 216 - 293 With a 7 Grandfather Truths Framework
Love
The relationship between love in his life and the material conditions of his reality
Love from Family
P217 Only my brothers called to see if I was okay.
P216 P 216, Leeroy’s parents love and respect him.
Love from Friends
P217 “without my best friend in my corner, I had nothing.”
P220 why’d you try to kill yourself? I destroyed a lifelong friendship.
Love from Intimate Relationships
Less so in this section, though more stable with Audrey and Samantha (apartments, not homeless). Note that his descent begins with cheating on his first girlfriend, and that Lucie is a big part of his stabilization.
247 I should’ve worried instead about the damage I’d caused Samantha, about how she’d eat and get to work for the next month. We’d gone through a lot of adventures together, living precariously in emergency services, in shitty rooms all over the city, on people’s couches, and under constant threat of violence for a long time.
It was the end of our four-year relationship.
“I can’t,” I said. “I think I love you.” I reached for her hand. I wanted to explain myself, about how I wanted to wait. -266
Wisdom
Lessons learned from others
227Indian, you’ve had your shoes stolen so many times you sleep with them on.
254“Give to the next man and the next man prosper with you.”
258 You’re the first line of defence against disease and nastiness, the guys depend on you
Respect
p221They didn’t judge me, and there was an honesty to what they did, like they had the courage to take things all the way.
Honesty
p221They didn’t judge me, and there was an honesty to what they did, like they had the courage to take things all the way.
242I told him I was staying at the shelter, I could see his expression change.
Only by facing his reality honestly can he start to grow
”246This has got to be the worst moment of my life.
Courage
258 You’re the first line of defence against disease and nastiness, the guys depend on you
p221They didn’t judge me, and there was an honesty to what they did, like they had the courage to take things all the way.
Truth
Forsaking the truth almost gets him killed
220 "Did you hear that roaring wind? That's how thin your blood was
I’d picked the flare up near the gravel pit by my old public school. It looked like a stick of dynamite, so I stuck a piece of string in it to make a wick, and hatched a scheme to come to the dope house and threaten maximum carnage to get a rock.
Humility
Lack of Humility
I believed I was better than everyone, than the program. -P 283
Recieving compassion when humble
P217
““I’m sorry! I didn’t have anywhere to go. I didn’t steal anything” (Chinese Lady doesn't call the cops).
Learning to be Humble
I’ve had to do it for two years straight! Do you know how many times I’ve been intimate with that thing?” P258