however , upon reclaiming his lifestyle on the surface , bhakti soon found himself too time-worn and hollowed by the onslaught of experiences to reintegrate skillfully into the workings of the town ; furthermore , any attempts on his part to revive that ancient husk of a former self from its long hibernation of neglect were met by his own glaring and resounding inadequacies , for he was no longer of fit enough humor to recoup that timeless , untainted bounty lost , although hed only been away for a trifling periodtrifling enough that the extinguishment of a fire of such immeasurable importance became to him all the more disheartening .