In a message dated 98-02-23 01:48:44 EST, you write: << I don't care how "spiritual" you think you are...if you can only be spiritual when you're alone, that don't cut it, bud. You've gotta be able to go down amongst da people and be spiritual while you're amongst them. THAT'S the test. Everything else is just preparation. Malcolm >> Since I've disagreed with you so much, Malc, I gotta speak up when I do agree :). And I agree with this bottom line judgment. It's a defect, in my opinion, in the spirituality presented by Salinger's work. Jim