Thanks Sebastian, As I said before, you are one of the people I respect. I'm sorry about your mother, and I hope the intervening years have made the loss easier to bear. I've never until now kept a diary, and I never thought I would write so open a document as I am in general, a private person - until now I've always used the filters of Art - & I'm still uncomfortable with it as a medium. To be candid, I didn't expect this to happen yet. I thought that I'd get a chance to 'mouth off a bit' and express opinions and engage in debate: events have rather overtaken that expectation. Getting my teeth into a debate gave me a distraction, and one which I welcome, but I find I can't engage now unless it has some meaning. I don't really think I can fix any of the world's problems, but I have to think I'm trying. Am trying to be stoical, and have a brilliant example in Dad, which I shall do my best to follow. It rather helps to have something to live up to. Take care, speak your mind, and do your best to be right (as in correct). It's better than the alternative.
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Date: 2006-11-12 06:55 pm (UTC)As I said before, you are one of the people I respect. I'm sorry about your mother, and I hope the intervening years have made the loss easier to bear.
I've never until now kept a diary, and I never thought I would write so open a document as I am in general, a private person - until now I've always used the filters of Art - & I'm still uncomfortable with it as a medium.
To be candid, I didn't expect this to happen yet. I thought that I'd get a chance to 'mouth off a bit' and express opinions and engage in debate: events have rather overtaken that expectation. Getting my teeth into a debate gave me a distraction, and one which I welcome, but I find I can't engage now unless it has some meaning. I don't really think I can fix any of the world's problems, but I have to think I'm trying.
Am trying to be stoical, and have a brilliant example in Dad, which I shall do my best to follow. It rather helps to have something to live up to.
Take care, speak your mind, and do your best to be right (as in correct). It's better than the alternative.