While in prison, Maximillian Jones encountered Peter McKinnon, known to the rest of the prison’s population as Mr. Solitary. Upon introducing himself to Maximillian Jones, Peter McKinnon informed his new cellmate that he had served more time in solitary confinement than any other prisoner. In Peter MicKinnon’s own words, he ‘enjoyed solitary confinement more than anything else in the world.’ He found the outside world distracting and preferred to be on his own for the majority of his days.

Jones observed Peter McKinnon and his overly optimistic attitude toward his imprisonment with heightened interest and confusion.

Maximillian Jones feared that he too would have to serve solitary confinement of his own and hence begged Peter McKinnon to teach him how to enjoy solitary confinement rather than capitulating to his thoughts while stuck there.

Peter McKinnon’s Backstory

McKinnon starts telling Maximillian more about himself. Before finding himself in prison, Peter McKinnon was a philosophy lecturer at the University of Sydney. He claims that he learned a life-changing secret while teaching philosophy, one ‘not for the small-minded.’

Maximillian Jones asked incessantly to be told this mysterious secret. In response, Mr. Solitary asked Maximillian which of his five senses he valued the most. ‘Sight,’ Maximillian replied. Next, Mr. solitary asked Maximillian Jones to wonder why most people love sight over all their other senses. According to Mr. Solitary, “All of the senses are vessels for our intellect,” which the mind uses to receive information and then contemplate. He goes on to say that “We value sight the most because it is the most capable of informing our intellect.”

Life-Changing Advice

As Mr. Solitary’s lecture continues, his words become more abstract. He describes how senses form what our mind perceives. Still, by using our imagination and visualization, we can influence our feelings into perceiving anything if we can visualize it into existence.

Jones is in awe of Peter McKinnon’s outlook. He starts to understand how his perception can shape his reality. Having always wanted to visit Hawaii, he decided to try the art of visualization for himself. It didn’t take long for Maximillian to get lost in the island fantasy his consciousness conjured up. Even when it came time for his trial, he was right there on a dock overlooking crystal clear waters, and nothing else mattered.

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