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Bruce, It was a long time ago that I was last here, under my old name. Now I am making a lot of changes in my life, including going to Grad school to get my Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies. Without you and your books, I don't think that I would be doing this. So I just wanted to thank you.
And I wanted to thank you for Tar Gibbons and everything it taught me about gender before I knew who I was. Would the Tar maybe have a few words for someone struggling with a family that does not quite understand gender struggles?
-Atticus, 25 years
And I wanted to thank you for Tar Gibbons and everything it taught me about gender before I knew who I was. Would the Tar maybe have a few words for someone struggling with a family that does not quite understand gender struggles?
-Atticus, 25 years
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Atticus -
Sorry not to answer this more promptly. I've been trying to reach the Tar for some wisdom.
More on that in a moment. For now, I just want to say it's a happy surprise to hear from you, and I am delighted to know of your choice of profession. I think that in the world to come information will be our currency and librarians will be much more important than bankers. (Well, a guy can dream, can't he?)
And now from the Tar:
"Remember that who you are is not defined by others, but only by yourself. Those you love will not always find it easy to follow you, to understand you, to accept you. The best approach is what might be called, in human terms, "love-judo" -- love them so much it flips them over. Time is irrelevant. Only the heart matters. Your heart may be wounded, but knowing its own truth cannot be conquered by fear or misunderstanding. Stay strong, be calm, and let love be your northern star."
Don't know if that will help or not. The Tar can be somewhat cryptic at times.
Lovely to hear from you.
BC
Sorry not to answer this more promptly. I've been trying to reach the Tar for some wisdom.
More on that in a moment. For now, I just want to say it's a happy surprise to hear from you, and I am delighted to know of your choice of profession. I think that in the world to come information will be our currency and librarians will be much more important than bankers. (Well, a guy can dream, can't he?)
And now from the Tar:
"Remember that who you are is not defined by others, but only by yourself. Those you love will not always find it easy to follow you, to understand you, to accept you. The best approach is what might be called, in human terms, "love-judo" -- love them so much it flips them over. Time is irrelevant. Only the heart matters. Your heart may be wounded, but knowing its own truth cannot be conquered by fear or misunderstanding. Stay strong, be calm, and let love be your northern star."
Don't know if that will help or not. The Tar can be somewhat cryptic at times.
Lovely to hear from you.
BC