Quote from the original postI’m not opposed to doing some manual work to support myself, but with my bad eyesight, options are pretty limited. I don’t think I’d be able to support myself merely by writing books/articles though.
Some have seemed to take the OP to task by lecturing him that he can’t possible support himself by writing and he’d better forget about that (or at least lay the idea aside for a while) and find a job. In fairness to him, he rather explicitly acknowledged that reality (see quote above from the original post), and was he asking the forum for
- Ideas for where he might live that would allow him to devote his life to prayer and study, and also have affordable housing and food (and by context utilities, transportation, and other expenses generally considered necessary);
- Ideas for what specific ways he might support himself.
My reply did expand beond his original request in that (without knowing any other pertinent information) I suggested that he should be sure his eyesight issues are well sorted out (and remedied if possible) as I wondered how, if it is really poor, that would work out for one who is a scholar and writer. I also commented on employment that would seem to suite his situation and is often available, based on personal experience (working for a library).