You must be absolutely honest and true in the depicting of a totem for meaning is attached to every line. You must be most particular about detail and proportion.
The modern meaning of life's end-when does it end? How does it end? How should it end? What is the value of life? How do we measure it?
I was saying earlier that it's really strange - you can almost step outside yourself and observe yourself running, and that's what I was doing.