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December 01, 2009
Lifeline
Psychologically, between September of 1991 and September of 1998 I experienced a gradually deepening depression that I can only compare to Daniel Quinn's version of the 'boiling frog' story: 'If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will of course frantically try to clamber out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, it will float there quite placidly. As the water gradually heats up, the frog will sink into a tranquil stupor, exactly like one of us in a hot bath, and before long, with a smile on its face, it will unresistingly allow itself to be boiled to death.'Originally from 'notes' a composer's life by daron hagen, ReBlogged by newmusicrebloggers on Dec 1, 2009 at 11:11 PM