Re: through a Glass darkly
Fluxis (Fluxis@aol.com)
Sun, 18 Jan 1998 21:18:38 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 98-01-18 19:14:48 EST, you write:
<< Standing on the threshold of maturity spitting gets you
nowhere, really, and is quite irritating to those of us who aren't
particularly
satisfied with the solutions suicide offers nor the incessant whining and
temper
tantrum throwing of those languishing in solipsistic, nihilistic ennui. >>
"Solipsistic, nihilistic ennui" wasn't showing off at all, was it? :)
I'm not spitting. I'm just saying that its all about holding on to
idealism...and to me the idea that it is going to disappear at a certain age
is crap...by adults I was referring to Scotty Bowman's incredibly enlightened
letter in which he states that he was once aware of beauty and sensitive to it
but then He "Grew Up." THAT is not the "Growing Up" I want to do with my life.
Of course I'm not advocating suicide, please don't assume I'm that stupid. I
just advocate that life can go on and you can be as idealistic at forty as you
can be at 16. Is that something offensive? If I were you I would be offended
by Bowmans post stating that sensitivity and earnestness is something that
serves only to display immaturity...as if everyone "Grows Out" of earnestness.
That's just ridiculous!
I want to know just what it is in my post that offended you, exactly...do you
prefer to feel that earnestness and dedication rots along with our bodies?
-ecas