Sam Lien
Sam Lien asked Francisco X. Stork:

Did you learn anything new about yourself or about anything while writing The Memory of Light? I know it took you a long time to write this book, and I'm curious what you've learned as a writer and as an individual during the process.

Francisco X. Stork Yes, I think that if we write books that are interesting and relevant to us, we will always discover something new about ourselves and about the world. I learned a lot about my own struggles with depression in The Memory of Light (in my website I write about some of the things I learned http://www.franciscostork.com/journal... Because the book was in many ways about the recovery of hope, I learned a lot about the different kinds of feelings/thoughts we call hope and how some of those are hurtful and some are helpful. Some of what we call hope are just unrealistic wishes. The hope that gives life is a mixture of acceptance that life is hard and willingness to persevere and continue trying to be useful to others despite the hardship. Thanks for question Sam.

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