You're not. Go live amongst the trees and be a beautiful independent spirit and write a great American novel. All this author is saying is that if you CHOOSE t

You're not. Go live amongst the trees and be a beautiful independent spirit and write a great American novel. All this author is saying is that if you CHOOSE to make commitments and then fail to honor them, you're not an awful person, but yes you should feel guilty for that. On that, I agree.