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Important words James. Yes, writing requires work, creativity, and growth. And that is good, and rewarding. Writing also gives joy, at least it gives me joy. When I am writing, I fly on God's Spirit. I feel as if somehow at least for that time I am one with God. When I learn something new and can incorporate it into this wonderful free flow, my cup overflows. Janet
DARKNESS OF THE HEART:How do ordinary citizens know when the nation in which they reside is headed into darkness? Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' does not lend itself directly to such a question, of course, - it is concerned with the individual human - Kurtz. But there is the notion that, "All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz." Kurtz, of course, is the central character, the monster, at the center of this work. He is the one who, "lacked restraint in the gratification of his various lusts..." The one who cried out twice with his last breath, "The horror! The horror!" So at very least we are forced to question as individuals: "will we, if left unchecked, bend toward horror in every instance?"
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How is it that politicians have taught us to expect less? They want to 'lower' expectations so that if we end up with something better, they will get credit for it. (But if we get the same old stuff, they can't be pinned for it). Or, more to the point, how have we allowed this way of thinking to creep into our own lives?
GREAT EXPECTATIONS - THE NOVEL.
In the Charles Dickens novel 'Great Expectations' Pip has real expectations of a great life. Whether or not life lives up to those expectations, they 'are' there in the first place.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS - THE SEQUEL.
Whatever the outcome, we should demand the best from ourselves and from our writing. We should not be going through the mechanics of writing, hoping that one day we may develop into a better writer. That never happens. Writing is demanding, frustrating, plain o' hard work. If we are going to do something great, there will be great pain in it. Why would we expect anything else?
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