He resumed his story again, still standing against the window, with his back toward me behind the conference table.
"You know, all my life I heard this phrase in at least couple of languages: do not ever burn the bridges down behind you. Like a mantra, various phony and not phony advisers, in my professional as well as in personal life, were either whispering or shouting this phrase to my ears, as if its content carried some taboo-like messages, passed on verbally from generation to generation of faithful followers. But guess what, I did burn the bridges down and now, at the end of my life I do feel cleaner and better, which does not mean I'm free of dirt... My life acquired some structure and compass; I do not have to deal with false well-wishers and self-interested associates, attempting to build around me their net of connections, entrapments, hidden doors and tunnels in the sphere of my social circles; I have shaken off of my back the little helpers ready to push me further down the road of consumerism and cheep materialistic distractions. After having gotten rid of them, I wasn't distracted any longer by their voices tempting me with a great future lying ahead of us, with fulfillment of goals which never were mine, with betterment of supposedly our station in life, which was on the crossroads of railroad tracks none of which led to desired by my inner life places and destinations."
He stopped for a moment, still looking into the New York night behind the windows of the conference room. (To be continued or, perhaps not?)
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