1 result for (book:tps5 AND heading:"delet session septemb 6 1978" AND stemmed:ruburt)
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Stuart
hero
threats
cloning
Francisco
[... 16 paragraphs ...]
Ruburt is correct: he could be a hero of a short story, and so he appears to himself. It is his way of gaining stature in a world he believes is meaningless. He is afraid that he has few abilities of any kind, so he must of course take steps to see that they are never put to the test in the physical world—hence, some disaster or another always prevents the great creativity that he says he has to offer.
[... 7 paragraphs ...]
When the entire affair really frightens him, he will look for another solution, and it is too bad your institutions of therapy do not help. Guided imagery could help him, for example, but he would need supervision. Ruburt was quite right in the method he used in speaking to him, and my presence would not have served. He would only have used it, as Ruburt said he would. The creative challenge is there for him, and it is one he chose himself.
[... 16 paragraphs ...]
