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There are certain things that Paul does not seem to talk too much about, but it just demonstrates to the readers what he sees as being important in his life and transformation, and what he does not deem important enough to mention or go in great detail of. His travels opens him up as a person and in a way reflects the processes that every individual should go through in order to truly understand what life is about. One cannot give advice on and truly believe in something that one has not experienced. Having the experiences in life is what makes one truly appreciate what one has and allows one to value the advice that one gives others. Upon meeting another real Saint, Paul gets a new meaning of what being a Saint is all about, and he could not have done that had he not gone through the experiences that he went through. Seeing every person as being their own Saint and having the divine power themselves gives an entirely different perspective on the definition of life and what it symbolizes to everyone.
Everyone is egotistic in some way, shape, or form. To say that one lives completely to serve others without any sort of self-interest in mind would be to...
It is hard to dedicate a life to others, even if it is to God, it is difficult to truly go without saying that in a way one does things to please the self. Everyone has small vices, as pure and as simple as they are; there is really no such thing as being completely dedicated to another person. Even when someone dedicates themselves to a higher being, they are doing it so that they feel better about themselves. Although when Paul emphasizes his "all about me" personality, he does so in a way that acknowledges the downfall of thinking that way. Knowing how immediate success could bring on an eminent downfall, it brings me to think of all the wonderful things in life that are not necessarily partying and living life up, but just a feeling of being comfortable in one's own skin, as Paul had to learn the hard way. It took him some time to acknowledge all the wrong that he was doing, but by experiencing everything that he did, he became a better person in the end, just as everyone should.
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Wilkes, Paul. In Due Season. San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass. 2009.
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