David Foster Wallace - Accounting as Heroism; Ralph Waldo Emerson - Self Reliance (Bless the Young)

This is a brief examination of David Foster's Wallace's Chapter 22 of The Pale King - accounting as heroism (along with one of his commencement speeches). I finish the chat with some selected excerpts from Emerson's "Self Reliance." The topic? The ego suffers and makes others suffer, but there is greatness and heroism in aloneness and self reliance. Bless the young who will bury us and the rest of the-soon-to-be-dead. Commencement speech excerpt here: https://mbird.com/literature/more-dav... Ch 22 of the Pale King here:    • David Foster Wallace - The Pale King Excer...   Self Reliance Essay: https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engwe... Thank you for subscribing, liking, commenting, and most importantly - sharing the channel and content! Sharper Pen: Image Consulting Marketing Art & Literature Unparalleled Style Book a paid consultation: https://forms.gle/92jcg8b1LkihxhNZ8 Donations/revenue from PayPal, Patreon, YouTube, and funds from our business services are all used to fund the channel, and all our work, which includes pro bono consulting services for those who need it. Links: Image Consulting Services (home site) https://www.sharperpenimageconsulting... PayPal Donations https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Patreon Support https://patreon.com/SharperPenImageCo... Instagram   / sharperpenimageconsulting   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...