Jacob Lawrence, The Marble Players (1949)
October 5, 2006:
She warned me not to tell him, and, she was right.
I was enthusiastic about wanting to help.
And, proud to be asked.
He was humiliated by the suggestion that he needed help.
Unwilling to acknowledge that I was better.
I was surprised, as I am still often surprised to this day,
when people's responses are irrational.