The author attempts to extract some higher spiritual meaning from the ramblings of someone who is mentally ill. This reminds me of a story about a reporter see

The author attempts to extract some higher spiritual meaning from the ramblings of someone who is mentally ill. This reminds me of a story about a reporter seeking out hermits who been living alone for decades. Searching for higher truths and enlightenment, all he found was varying degrees of alcoholism and mental illness.