Someone from the first row asked Daniel, “Who has inspired you the most in life?”
“Well, there was a man. Someone I had met a long time ago before any of this,” Daniel smilingly replied. “He was a junkie but he taught me something valuable about life.” There was a deafening silence in the hall. Everyone was listening attentively to this 40-something writer whose debut novel was on top of the New York Times bestseller list for the fifth month straight.
“He was miserable and afraid all the time,” Daniel continued. “Afraid of life, of doing something meaningful rather than snorting white powder every now and then.” He had told this story before as well but not to such a large audience like today. Daniel had met this “stranger” in a hospital when he was brought to the ER due to a drug overdose. He could have died that night but didn’t.
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