I arrive five minutes early. I put down my stuff, take up my cross, roll out my mat, sit next to the wall, lie down on my back while simultaneously sending my legs straight up in the air against the wall (so I am posed at a 45 degree angle), then pick up Betrayals: The Unpredictability of Human Relations by Gabriella Turnaturi and read such insights as:
Furthermore, if it is true that not only in every relationship but in every interaction parts of ourselves that we were unaware of come to light, we cannot even be sure that we will never betray. Betrayal, both as an act on our part and as an action we undergo, is always relational and always possible. When we enter into relations with others, a step that is necessary for the construction of our own identity, we put into play our desire to be with the other — but also our desire not to lose ourselves in the other. (Pg. 4)
As Robert J. Avrech wrote in the foreword to my book, Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism:
Betrayal fascinates Luke Ford. It’s his life.
Luke betrayed his father, a prominent Seventh Day Adventist minister, when Luke converted to Judaism.
Luke betrayed his second "father" when he sacrificed his friendship with Dennis Prager to work on an unauthorised biography of his hero.
Luke betrayed Judaism when he became lukeford.com, the preeminent journalist covering LA’s sordid, mob-infested porn industry. Luke betrayed his Orthodox synagogue when he lied about his work and told the rabbi that he was a "freelance journalist who writes about crime for a Japanese magazine."
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