Jeff Guinn's talk on Charles Manson continues KERA'S "insanity focus". Intrigued to hear of Charles Manson's consistent behavior of manipulating people to do his bidding - traced back to his childhood. He twisted his life to appear more gruesome than reality. Begs the question - when are the seeds of insanity implanted in a human mind? If psychotropic drus were not an option, could a caring and nurturing environment turn the tables on insanity?
Reading "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid. When requested by his girlfriend's mother to give the girl (another loony spiraling downwards) a wide berth, Mohsin's protagonist agrees, but with a certain uncertainty. "Still, I remained concerned for Erica's well-being - and remained also in the grip of a certain, probably irrational, hope - so the ongoing task of abstaining from communication was a struggle not unlike that of a man attempting to rid himself of an addiction."
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