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Just a quick note. I published some more reviews in front of this if you scroll down. What did i do this weekend.
I’m reading a great book by sci-fi writer William Gibson called “Pattern Recognition.” The main character is a woman involved in trying to find the author of mysterious video footage that keeps showing up on the internet. She is one of thousands world wide who go to chats, message boards and forums who try to assemble a “pattern” to the seemingly unrelated video clips. I was moved by the idea of people coming together to find some kind of meaning to something which seems so dynamic and out of control. I live in a neighborhood which was once “nice”. Over the past week I have seen a hit and run. Been yelled at by a cop for trying to help. Seen broken bottles chucked at houses. Heard fights at midnight. today I saw a guy steal a parking space from an old lady in a minivan. Its bad out there. The high water is rising. There is a flood of apathy and cruelty out there. But I must not stop caring. As my good friend mykee says…”I’M STILL HERE!” We must find a way to see that the evils of this world are not just “out there” but in our hearts..”in here”. When we see that…We are able to do what we can on a personal level every day to try and swim and tread the high water rising and overcome our own inner evils with love. After that all it takes is a simple smile to a stranger. A door being held for someone. Or standing up against inconsiderate people and saying “hey man…what you did was wrong” Do what you can. Accept the things you cannot change and have courage to changs the things you can….where have I heard that? Gotta go
See Bob Dylan Songs
High Water
Things Have Changed
