Wayward child: A personal odyssey

ISBN: 9780385088732

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CHAPTER 1
To look back into the past of one s life is difficult. This is so??? prl-
mafily??? because experiences of the past appear at present some-
fira~ tlke a giant collage??? one set of experiences blending???
meshinglnto another. When I sat down to begin delving into my
own past??? therefore??? I was aware that in order to give form and
~tmcJme ???to the experiences of my life??? to shape and reorder the
;~st???~at???I wmlld have to rely upon my own remembrances??? some
?fear ~ncr doet!ments??? now dimly recollected impressions??? and
~at I w0a!dnever t~now how much more important the things
~ 0morabcrod ???worn than the things forgotten. When finally I
60gan :i0 ~te the first draft of my autobiography and as I com.
~l~-tgd one grudlng page after another??? after days of staring at
~???~ k-ih~ of p???iper??? more da~ of b \"nuin
- ???; - . y egn g and tearing u
~b~led :notes??? J discovered that the memories seemed not sop
~uen~ke a ???collage??? .but llke many varied dreams connected???
~how.???~???~o ~nother.
:~a Om ;this perspe0five in t/me??? the incidents which occurred in
a9~8 when I Was only six years old??? appear fantasized??? dream-
ttcl.???
t removaber standing outside the John Mmzhall elementary
~hool in Newport News??? Virginia??? on a bright??? beautiful May
~y??? one among many other students. Blue sky and white flu
~oud~relgned overhead??? freshly trimmed green grass??? beneath mf~y
~t. lne I~oys and girls were dressed in blue and white--the girls
n wliite dresses blue sashes??? and black patent leather shoes??? the