Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Anti-Erdos
The book talks of Erdos not enjoying vices and pleasures of the flesh. Yet he was a genius and a giant in his field. I found myself thinking of the anti-Erdos. A man I share some common traits with. That would be Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway was known to be a womanizer and an alcoholic among other things. It seems that they did share something in common. They both had a psychological disorder. Erdos' is classified as Genophobia according to www.phobialist.com. Whereas Hemingway suffered from depression and paranoia which ultimately led to his suicide(as according to www.ernest.hemingway.com). While I may share a similarity or 2 with Hemingway. I think it would have been far better to be Erdos than Hemingway. Hemingway had his share of relationships, bodily injury, and he made 2 attempts on his life. So I would rather be Erdos but if I could I would take the good qualities of both of them.
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