Another year older… debt pretty much the same…
“Burning bridges lights our way” – I like it. I think I’ll coin it. If the only constant is change, then some bridges have to go, and by extrapolation whomever’s on the other side, for others to be formed. Hurrah! Progress.
“The fallacy of Meritocracy” – The best sure as hell don’t rise to the top. The hungriest, the strongest, the ruthless…est. Those with completely different skill sets than required to do the job. If you can glad-hand, kiss ass and lie, you’re gonna be golden.
“Failure is merely a matter of dates” – As there is no such thing as a prophet, a fortune-teller or a Soothsayer, no one can truly see the future. As such, no one can say for certain whether something will happen or won’t. A thought both comforting and frightening. We are islands, adrift in this sea of life, with the occasional glance of human contact to keep us sane, and no one can tell us where we’re going. It is enough to drive some to drink, but it is in the endless potential of that unknowing, the cosmic infinities of possibles and ever-changing probables which keeps me going. So, as with fashion, accept failures when they come… they will hold you in good stead come tomorrow… maybe…
“The day-to-day continuation of Lysenko’s biology” – The lie is eminently useful. Both to one’s self and to those around. The best and worst form is the lie that is both to the self and to others. It can be often easier to accept. If the other accepts the falsehood as truth, then it’s easier for you to believe it too. Problem is, once you start, you can never stop. Never ever stop.
“The danger of the house of cards” – Life is perception (and opinion… and bias… but let’s stick with perception right now). That which we perceive, that which we believe to be true is true, at least for us. I completely accept that Hell is a real place for some people. A place of fear and turmoil, where their loving God will send them if they so much as think about boffing the neighbor’s wife. There is comfortable perceptions, prerequisite perceptions and those we want to be true, no matter what our other senses may tell us.
“Lists” – lists are important. I need more lists.
“You chose your friends and your family” – Biology, history, geography and other subjects taught in schools around the Globe are not the be-all-and-end-all of human relations. Sharing these things doesn’t provide intimacy, not really. Biology provides similarity, history provides nostalgia, while geography provides convenience. Those who you’re closest too, they are your family. And your folks. That goes without sayin’… Cherish them.
“The philosophy of She-who-must-be-obeyed” – A good truth, perhaps not a real truth, but a good truth is that we get what we deserve. Whether it’s our dinner order, our choice in government or our spouses. We get what we deserve. A defeatist tone, perhaps, but one which has a flip side. That which we deserve changes per our actions. We stand up and vote, we get the government we want. We send back the fly-adorned soup, we enjoy our meal. We speak up, we take the risk, we make the move, and we will find ourselves… well, approaching content!
“A lesson to take home… to a House… 221b” – Life is not the reduction of misery or the striving for eternal happiness; it is the search for contentment. Accept this truth if nothing else. Your life right now; if it’s good, it’ll get shitty. If it’s bad, it’ll get good again. Ups and downs, swings and roundabouts. Call to a deaf heaven when you’re in the crapper, scream you’re a golden god when high on life (and possibly Acid), maximise the good, minimise the bad, and move the fuck on. Min/Maxing ain’t for D&D anymore. Oh, and get a couple good friends. They’ll help. That’s their job.
Until next year…
