Sumatra Cum Laude
sitting across from my kindly lawyer, I
think, in this society one needs a good
lawyer, a good tax accountant, a decent
auto mechanic, a sympathethic doctor and
a faithful wife, at least, in order to
survive.
also, one needs a talent of one’s own,
very few friends, a good security
system and the ability to sleep at night.
you need at least these things for
beginners and as enders, of course, you
hope to evade the long illness, the
senility, the death before death, you
hope for the quick clean finish and
very little mourning from anybody
closely connected.
sitting across from my kindly lawyer, I
have these thoughts.
we are on the 16th floor of a downtown
building. (…)