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It was. More radical transformation than a lot of other things (including much of meditation practice). A lot of stuff clicked afterwards.

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This friend wasn't even the best or wisest teacher around, but he was someone who gave a shit and had lived very much his own life.

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And, unlike my father, lived with constant threats of and enactments of violence for much of his childhood. Much firmer grip on that stuff.

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Though I suspect I've been better saddled with my biological father for 95% of issues, those remaining 5% were a real kicker. Minority rule.