{"product_id":"2940044262768","title":"A Shorter Version Of A Longer Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The story so far: I was born, we moved, then I went to school; then we moved again, and again, and a few more times; then I went to university, then to another university; then I went to Korea, then I went back to South Africa, and then I came to Taiwan. Then I wrote another few hundred pages to add to a few hundred pages I had written in previous years about why I do what I do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, while waiting for a train at a deserted station, it suddenly occurred to me that there is too much material to publish as a single book. Then the next day I went to pay my phone bill and on the way I thought of a title for a shorter book with selected material. Then I sat down behind the computer and wrote this text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, the condensed version of my life so far, who I am, and how this book came into existence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you have no home, no possessions, neither friend nor family, you do not do much while you are awake, you do nothing to make money, you hold no religious beliefs and you never have conversations or respond to what other people say, then who are you? What are you?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1997-1998\u003cbr\u003eIDEALISTS and their conflict\u003cbr\u003eReconciliation with the monster\u003cbr\u003eCommitment and place\u003cbr\u003eStory of two travellers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1999-2001\u003cbr\u003eIcarus journal, entries # 13 ~ 15\u003cbr\u003eTo be remembered\u003cbr\u003eA most important lesson\u003cbr\u003eThe purpose of my life\u003cbr\u003eThe beautiful world\u003cbr\u003eAlmost the end\u003cbr\u003eTo talk about God\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2003\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Agenda, Book One: Introduction\u003cbr\u003eMoney and self respect – a few thoughts\u003cbr\u003eWord games\u003cbr\u003eLast outburst (before the end my vacation)\u003cbr\u003eCreative, fulltime\u003cbr\u003eWealthy, in the world of money\u003cbr\u003eTo be part of something bigger\u003cbr\u003eMy current life\u003cbr\u003eThe (real) value of money\u003cbr\u003eOn the technical aspects of belonging and membership\u003cbr\u003eEnd contemplation, part one\/The ultimate hope\u003cbr\u003eBelonging and mobile membership\u003cbr\u003eWho and what\u003cbr\u003eThree incidents\u003cbr\u003eOn the next generation: Parenthood\u003cbr\u003eJust another piece of writing\u003cbr\u003eA thought brews in my head, part two\u003cbr\u003eNote on Christmas Day, 2003\u003cbr\u003eNote on Saturday, 27 December 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2004\u003cbr\u003eIn the service of an idea\u003cbr\u003eMoney and art\u003cbr\u003eNote on Monday, 19 January 2004\u003cbr\u003eNote on Saturday, 24 January 2004\u003cbr\u003eTo be all right\u003cbr\u003eNote on Tuesday, 17 February 2004\u003cbr\u003eNote on Wednesday, 18 February 2004\u003cbr\u003e[The Big Untitled]\u003cbr\u003eThe SELF is born (and other notes of a particular day)\u003cbr\u003eI own seven pairs of underwear …\u003cbr\u003eThe SELF.\u003cbr\u003eI know who I am\u003cbr\u003eAccept yourself (even if it’s only to save time)\u003cbr\u003eSmall house, big world\u003cbr\u003eResults of a life\u003cbr\u003ePuzzle people\u003cbr\u003eIt’s only a game, and the rules can be figured out\u003cbr\u003eIdentity, the SELF, and the result of everything\u003cbr\u003eThe GIVEN SELF, and the role of intellectuals\u003cbr\u003eOn rebirth, and a “new” SELF\u003cbr\u003eThe formula that leads to result\u003cbr\u003eWhat is GIVEN, and what you CHOOSE\u003cbr\u003eMoney, the labour market, and how you function\u003cbr\u003eI still believe …\u003cbr\u003e“I, now” and related notes\u003cbr\u003eOrigin of the SELF (and do reptiles have souls?)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brand Smit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067129905392,"sku":"2940044262768","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044262768_p0.jpg?v=1763661704","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044262768","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}