Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Chapter 25
The following is an excerpt of a flier distributed in every major distrip across the former United States of America in the year 2210. The essay was written anonymously and was never traced back to any source.
An Honest Appraisal
The process of decomposition is present in every sphere of life.
A product is created and used. It serves its purpose and begins to show signs of wear. It is retired and then thrown away.
We begin new relationships and enjoy the fruits therein. We carry these ties on out of social habit and circumstance. Eventually these relationships, either through attrition or miscommunication, dissolve.
Plants burst through the soil and dry out in the sun.
Cultures rise and fall.
We are born and we die.
We learn that at the conclusion of this progression it is customary to observe a time of mourning and reflection. However, in this mourning there is also a celebration of renewal. The old makes way for the new.
We have reached that time of renewal! The spring of society has arrived!
We have abandoned the formal structures of our predecessors and, through trial and tribulation, have succeeded in reforming a culture of growth and life. There is no longer concern to mourn; more, we should look at the ruins of our past in gratitude; giving thanks that we are no longer confined by any rigid taskmasters, but free to ourselves. Free to learn from the mistakes of our predecessors.
It is now to embrace this lifestyle, reaping the fruits of our labor and driving out the pestilence. The pestilence that would speak of a better life as they walked us back down the path of destruction. The pestilence that would encourage more change; leading to greater trouble. The pestilence that would keep us looking at the sky as the world fell to ruin around us.
No! Be mindful! Let no one distract you from what you have worked so hard to maintain!
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