As an amateur doctor, he has spent a lifetime understanding the needs of gay men. As a professional doctor, he has lied and collected firewood for countless campfires to the delight of many people. Gershwin Entwistle looks out over the waving crowd and his lips form a smile as the many people independently of each other forget or disregard the fact that they are in a crowd and pretend to scrawl or feel the way people when they are at a space station.
What rules do you sell?
“Are you interested in them?”
Very. I’ve heard it’s the rules of life.
“That’s right.”
Do you want to sell me a rule about apologies, courage and friendship?
“All three things in one rule?”
Yes, please.
“Then you go to the website and search for the tags apologies, courage and friendship.”
I do it now… I get into something completely different than I expected.
“What did you expect?”
I thought of the rule that an apologetic attitude has no place in a friendship, but a humble, modest and open, but also warm and honest one.
“Mmm. You say a lot of rubbish.”
Do I?
“Yes.”
I’ve come forward in the world by saying sorry. Every time I have said sorry I have had a dot of gold engraved in a huge knob of brown clay.
“Then you haven’t come very far in the world. Then you’ve come forward in the button.”
In this button.
“In this button.”
