So he has lots of dark secrets that he can reveal but he will keep them to himself. And if he do that and just concentrate on himself, his heart and concience will be clear and free like a bird.

This is..... amazing!! I just can't help but love him and admire him for this mature, silent but resilient and positive approach he has shown in dealing with all the crap life has thrown at him, the very recent blunder fulled by ForeverNotCompetent included. His approach to life actually reminds me of the Buddhist adage of living like a Lotus in the Mud; "The lotus remains beautiful, pure and fragrant despite living in the middle of the stinky, loathsome mud, while still absorbing the water and nutrition from the mud; The same way, the wise man shines with his goodness living among the corrupted, miserable world, while filtering out the bad and focusing only on the good" :)

Scratch book? WOW