THE FRUITS (December 5, 2000)

In anticipation of the innocent joy of recollection, I often reach for my book. But I cannot read it for long. Instead, I return to adding to it, to writing it. Almost always, I would rather write than read my book. But will this always be so? Will there not come a time when I would almost always rather read than write it? Put differently, will I ever be able to enjoy in peace the fruits of my labor?