Friday
19Sep
Removed from History: One Man's Story
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 03:25PM I am constantly told by the media that we are living in times of
upheaval. China looks to be the world's next super power. An
African-American has been declared the democratic nominee for
President. Prices are skyrocketing, the result of an oil crunch that's
apparently here to stay. The list goes on and on, and if you wanted to
examine the list with even a modicum of interest, you would marvel at
the drama, danger, and possibilities of our era. As Charles Dickens
once said, "It was the best of times and the worst of times."
I wish I cared more about the times in which I
live. It's not that I'm uninvolved. I simply don't feel the continuity,
the sense of cohesiveness about my relationship to society that I once
did...
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