Today at college we had a guy in class who had spent a few years in prison, and decided to get up on his soapbox. He talked about solitary confinement and how it really helped him tone out all the distractions and focus on self improvement. He went on to recommend a month or two in the can to everyone so they could find themselves.
This strikes me as absurd. Serving time in prison is shameful. Now I am not saying that this guy is irredeemible, in fact he has paid his debt. But he should not be proud of his time or find it theraputic. He should be ashamed of it. If he needs to talk about it, he should do so with a trusted friend, not complete strangers. Instead of dwelling on it he should try to learn from it and move past it. No one is perfect, but it is destructive for people to identify themselves by their faults.
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