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venetianarchive) wrote2003-03-18 03:27 pm
venetianarchive) wrote2003-03-18 03:27 pm
Just According To Whose Plan?
Journeys forward, journeys back. An acceptance came, so at least I'll have somewhere to go in the fall, although it is somewhat lower on my list of choices - it could still lead to a good future. I've started on my post-employment project, and had the chance to run away for a little while - I'll do so again quite soon. And all around, a looming sense of fear and loathing as the world goes a little crazy once again.
I don't often express strong opinions about flash point topics, largely because I don't care. Or I do care, but I don't see that there is much I could say that makes a tangible impact. Suffice to say, I am not of the opinion that the current state of events merits armed conflict, but my opinion doesn't matter. It is not my place to make such decisions - I made all the decisions I could a while ago, and the majority did not agree, and I have to live with that. I do not demonstrate or sign petitions because I do not believe they make a difference - and in part because I'm enough of a cynic and a misanthrope that I believe that the worst will happen no matter what I do. There's an excellent quotation in the immortal "The Lion In Winter" regarding the origins of war - to paraphrase, conflict is like a cancer or disease that we carry in our blood. So, let it all be done. I will not support, I will not oppose, and most important, I will not let the fear and hysteria consume me. I live my life just as before, and with grace, I will be there to help where I can, in whatever way I can when everything is over.
I don't often express strong opinions about flash point topics, largely because I don't care. Or I do care, but I don't see that there is much I could say that makes a tangible impact. Suffice to say, I am not of the opinion that the current state of events merits armed conflict, but my opinion doesn't matter. It is not my place to make such decisions - I made all the decisions I could a while ago, and the majority did not agree, and I have to live with that. I do not demonstrate or sign petitions because I do not believe they make a difference - and in part because I'm enough of a cynic and a misanthrope that I believe that the worst will happen no matter what I do. There's an excellent quotation in the immortal "The Lion In Winter" regarding the origins of war - to paraphrase, conflict is like a cancer or disease that we carry in our blood. So, let it all be done. I will not support, I will not oppose, and most important, I will not let the fear and hysteria consume me. I live my life just as before, and with grace, I will be there to help where I can, in whatever way I can when everything is over.