I grew up in a lower-middle-class Queens neighborhood, and the most esoteric cultural advantage I derived from it is that of knowing the rush-hour shortcuts to both New York airports.
How I got to that stage as a patient advocate - what we discussed and the hope I derived from it -- are a big part of my life.
I am deriving it from his view that Arendt tended to conceive the historical event as a "miracle".
Like Pythagoras, Apollonius journeys to consult the wise men of the east and learns from the Brahmins in India that the doctrine of transmigration, which Apollonius inherited from Pythagoras, originated in India and was handed on to the Egyptians from whom Pythagoras derived it (III 19).
And what insights have I derived from this serendipitous encounter with my old pal, the guitar, and the hours of solace that it provided?
I derived no pleasure from either of these experiences.
Like a lot of people, I derived status and satisfaction from being "good" at my job.
Because I remembered, I derived meaning from our encounters, while he, who soon forgot everything, could not.
Any joy I derived from my children was now conjoined with grief.
"What I derived from his personality, I can't see him being this violent or raping any person," he said.
