June 13, 2004
The Epiphany
What do you do when you wake up one morning and suddenly realize that a bottomless ideological chasm has opened up between you and a large number of people that you care about?
What about when you discover that these people are not interested in the possibility of joining you on your side, or of opening up a line of communication across the gap . . . but only in dragging you forcibly back across to their side in order to save you from the nonexistent dangers that they think they perceive?
How do you deal with the sound of a human mind slamming shut right in front of your face? The disappointed looks? The horrified, hushed tones?
Would you rather be hated, or hate yourself? Deal with their disgust with you, or your own?
Is it better to be yourself all the time, no apologies, or cram yourself into a fake, repellent persona in the interest of maintaining goodwill?
Thank God for enlightened, tolerant friends.
Posted by Jared at June 13, 2004 06:07 PM | TrackBack