“The worst enemy you can ever meet will always be yourself.” F. W. Nietzsche – Thus Spoke Zarathustra
When I first saw this quote, I didn’t understand it. Then I got old and sick.
It’s incredible how a stay in the hospital makes you realize that most of what you worry about is stupid. That made me reflect on everything that had held me back, such as what others thought and whether I was good enough. But changing that was out of reach because …
It all came down to a lack of confidence and the fear of failure, which had plagued me all my life. Looking back, I realized I might’ve been so much more, done so much more, gained so much more if only I’d faced my fears.
Gaining confidence wasn’t easy; it required diving into the stuff I feared most. I didn’t gain confidence by doing what made me feel good or taking the easy way out. In the end, it was overcoming the fear that gave me confidence.
As they say, it was easier said than done. Fortunately, I had a cheat: life experience. I’d become the old man who no longer gave a fuck about others’ opinions. The problem was that by the time I learned this, I died … or so I thought. I found myself thrown back into time to do it all over again.
Could I truly have a do-over on my biggest mistakes in life? Would I make those same mistakes again, this time knowing the consequences? If given a second chance, what would I do with it? Could I get it right this time?
This is the second book in the Wrinkle in Time Trilogy. It is a stand-alone book with an all-new cast that embraces getting a second chance, a do-over.
Warning: Adult Content
Note that this is a longer book with over 190,000 words, which makes it comparable to the first A Better Man Book, which had just under 210,000 words. Enjoy a long read.