He may have felt his death will be influential for the study of philosophy. Philosophy is worth dying for.

The past few weeks, we’ve been studying Morrison, hooks, Adrienne Rich, and other amazing authors who discuss so much - in their pieces - about language and how we use language.

I think I’ve started antagonizing language. I don’t know why, but I have a natural dislike for anything oppressive. By associating language with a dictatorial connotation, I can no longer use it without feeling horrible. But I have to use it every day. How do I make it something that can empower me? Do I start writing in Mandarin? Do I start writing in the way my parents write, or my grandparents, or my ancestors?

How should I approach language? What on earth is my voice?

----------UPDATE NOVEMBER 22

I figured it out.