On the Perils of Self-Adulation

On the Perils of Self-Adulation 

While self-hatred is the most pathetic and pitiful display of human behavior, self-adulation is the most odious, and which you--- that's right, you Roberto--- must guard against, otherwise you are fast becoming an unwitting laughing stock of the stupid, the insensitive, and the ignorant who would readily jump on the bandwagon of decorum and flail their arms and scream at the top of their lungs in order to denounce you. Remember, the stance and pretense of moral superiority is not your monopoly.

You must avoid your penchant to indulge in an orgy of depraving profanity. Stay away from being a caricature of yourself. Write from the heart, from what you know and feel most passionate about, even if you have to repeat yourself. Be true. Don't be a phony.

Be grandiloquent if you must. Skid close to the edge of the abyss if you wish, but everything you say must have a ring of authenticity and poetry. Yes, poetry because that's where your home is. An adobe of loss and pain and loneliness. Rise above the mayhem of petty resentment and repressed anger. Show the world your tender, lyrical and humorous sides. Find the right mix and alloy of self-mockery, honesty, poetry, and bravado.

Roberto Wissai
April 4, 2911