Who are we to know what is really in Man's nature?
Just finished watching the 6-part biography of Ed Gein on Youtube.com.If you read back a few posts,you'll read about my nightmare about him.I never actually knew very much about him,Wikipedia didn't delve so deeply into his life/thoughts.
Watching the Youtube videos,I discovered that his life was actually quite sad.He lost his family members one by one,starting with his father,then his brother,then his mother.His mother meant the most to him.Her death was probably the reason why he went mad.
I actually feel sympathy for him.Who wouldn't go mad after losing their whole "world"?
He confessed to only killing 2 people (exact number not known),but also dug bodies up from the graves and things like that.He made things out of human remains.The closet full of "clothes" made of human skin is fascinating.How much patience it must've taken him.
Poor guy.He was such a nice guy,too.He was a model inmate in prison,sat quietly reading the papers and all that.Before he went to prison,he often helped his neighbours fix things,and they trusted him.They liked him.He was a Mommy's Boy.
After I finished watching the videos,my heart suddenly felt so heavy.Was he really insane when he committed those crimes?
Made plans with Si Jia again,to study at the library tomorrow morning.Argh,it's terrible having to wake up so early,but at least it's for a good cause and I won't feel so guilty.No,not guilty for losing sleep,but guilty for being lazy.Also,going to the library gives me a sense of peace.Not only audibly.I like being around books,makes me feel at home somehow.No,not home literally.My home isn't filled with shelves of books,though how I wish.
This exam period is somehow making me want to read more books.A way of retreating,I guess.
Being in the library also makes me study.I don't know why.Ambiance,perhaps?Or maybe it's Si Jia that makes me want to study.I mean,she's almost everything I'm not!She can juggle so many things and still do well in every one of them.Overachiever.
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