Re: princess di
Malcolm Lawrence (malcolm@wolfenet.com)
Tue, 02 Sep 1997 11:04:14 -0700
WILL HOCHMAN wrote:
> actually, I don't dig royalty and do dig marxism, but when I look at
> individuals, Di had a lot going for her that I could respect and
> appreciate...she tried to help others--does anyone do that enough? will
That's the personal irony for me of her death. I've always been a punk and
communist at heart myself, even though my family, particularly my mother
and sister who even organized a slumber party with other Brits for the
wedding 16 years ago so they could get up and watch it live in the wee
small hours of the morning, have always followed the royals and I've never
given them a toss meself. But when the marriage started to fall apart I
could sense that she was in an unbearable amount of pain and had no support
from the royal family whatsoever. I remember watching Diana's BBC interview
a couple of years ago and my opinion of her soared after the interview was
over. I didn't really understand the full extent of her depth and
sensitivity and warmth and compassion until I saw that interview. It had me
in tears, really. It's incredible and very inspiring. And after all is said
and done, it's not one's position in life that really has any bearing on
one's soul: it's what you do with that position. I'd personally rather hang
out with a wealthy ex-royal who used her fame to advance noteworthy causes
than any whinging selfish rad slacker dudette any day of the week. I mean,
how can you consider yourself an enlightened person if you let the
appearances of such trappings as fame and wealth interfere with one's
ability to be able to recognize a true thoroughbred? Well I just happened
to find the complete transcript online. It will more than likely be
repeated on TV before the month's up, but if not, here's the link.
http://scoop.evansville.net/diana.html
Malcolm