Big Bowl of Cereal, or Wrought Iron
My brother Don has suffered from Schizophrenia most of my life. He was diagnosed around 18 or 19, meaning that I was only maybe 7. I grew to understand that a lot of the things my brother said didn't make sense at face value, but that he was definetly trying to communicate his thoughts and feeling the best way he could. So, some of these thoughts just needed a little translation.
Two of my favorite, most memorable quotes from Don are as follows:
"I feel like a big bowl of cereal."
Think about that. Remember when you were a kid, and Saturday morning cartoons were on, and the bowl of cereal you were eating was bigger than your face? Life couldn't have gotten any better than the simplicity and goodness of that big bowl of cereal. My brother felt good enough to personify that. Some days I'm lucky enough to be that big bowl of cereal.
"I feel like a piece of wrought iron."
"Wrought" is an archaic past tense of the verb "work". It's a form of iron that is mostly slag and full of impurities. It is not strong enough for swords or blades, and usually ends up getting heated, worked, bent, twisted, and cut. Other days I am unfortunate enough to know exactly what Don meant by saying that.
My brother is a genius in a world full of laymen.
Two of my favorite, most memorable quotes from Don are as follows:
"I feel like a big bowl of cereal."
Think about that. Remember when you were a kid, and Saturday morning cartoons were on, and the bowl of cereal you were eating was bigger than your face? Life couldn't have gotten any better than the simplicity and goodness of that big bowl of cereal. My brother felt good enough to personify that. Some days I'm lucky enough to be that big bowl of cereal.
"I feel like a piece of wrought iron."
"Wrought" is an archaic past tense of the verb "work". It's a form of iron that is mostly slag and full of impurities. It is not strong enough for swords or blades, and usually ends up getting heated, worked, bent, twisted, and cut. Other days I am unfortunate enough to know exactly what Don meant by saying that.
My brother is a genius in a world full of laymen.