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"Salinger"--the 2013 film documentary

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sea storm:
I don't know if he was a narcissist plain and simple. He certainly had grandiose ideas about himself being an author and felt he was absolutely destined for greatness. This is not an empty claim though. He was destined for greatness because he really was a great author. He thought that most authors were much beneath him and in some ways he was right.  His absolute belief in himself sustained him through years of rejection for the New Yorker. That quest for "greatness" is pretty questionable and once he achieved it, he saw it for an empty victory.

He didn't go around ruining lives for entertainment, seems he was not able to connect enough to do that. I think that he was a marvel in coping with his past experiences.

sea storm:
Hi Moonlight,

I really thought about what you said about love and that it never fails. This is a very big thought and not a Western notion. Love may not win the race or get you a lot of money or the Pulitzer Prize but it is the way of healing.  There is a Buddhist practice where you bless the person who harmed you and surround him or her with compassion and light. I have no doubt that it helps the blesser a great deal.

I wonder what you mean though.

Blessing to you,
SEa

Meh:
Okay Sea :)

ann3:
Hi Dr. G,

The Salinger Doc was amazing.  Definitely agree with you re: Nism & ptsd.  Maybe it benefited him to be a hermit because his obsession with young girls & desire to control women could have hurt his reputation & book sales.  It seems he never emotionally evolved beyond Holden Caulfield.  We all love the teenager Caulfield, but it's not a good look as an adult.
I didn't realize that the critics panned it, but who cares.  Maybe they didn't like their idol being revealed.

moonlight60:
Hi Sea ...
 I have not watched the film yet But I am familiar with Salinger's life and work...
Yes Love never fails...I suffered P.T.S.D. from child abuse.
The person who inflected this abuse suffers from N.P.D.
I after life long pursuit of relief from the trauma found my real answer.
In my flashbacks of trauma there was always  a scene replayed over and over which fueled my suffering.
Then finally after so much work... I saw all persons in the scene with absolute compassion and Love .
This forgiveness and compassion was my key ....to freedom more freedom than " I" expected.....
Not only was my pain gone...but I was able to give the person who inflected this pain true forgiveness a gift as much for me as for him.
From that point "I' was able to go within and find Bliss and Love that comes from not judging others or self...and really experiencing true love of self
which enables a person to see themselves in the eyes of every other person.. An understanding that there is not  us and them  ..but only us.

Thinking my way out of suffering was not my way......only through the heart may one see the world clearly....

Love to all
Moon

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