*LIFE PRESERVE* (in progress) mural design by Ben Harubin with artists Nick Anvil, WCool, Pepe Paban, MattG, JohnM, Worth

 

Rhetorical-Question-of-the-Day:
Does It Even Matter Much?

 

This one sweet little child, (he wasn’t actually, but his mother bribed me to
throw that in), asked, “Is the Revolution a Primary or Secondary activity?”
And his mother replied, “Guess that all depends on whether you’re asking
from a local, or universal view.”
…(later the lad asks, “Does even that matter much?” “No kid, not much.”)

The youngest son seemed unable to go even a few hours without becoming
entangled in heated arguments with his elder siblings, so one morning the
father took the lad out behind the croquet course and delivered the following
words, “My boy, the tensions apparently inherent in many human relationships
are not necessarily improved statements of your conflicting position; let me give
you an example.”

Often, when recalling his former self, this one person would softly murmur,
“Your absence means more to me than I can say.”

I heard another father tell his “younger companion” (his heir I presumed),
“Kid, a father that wouldn’t give his son useless advice is no father of mine.”

Over in the thorny bushes in the park, a chap was stamping about, waving his
arms, and muttering, “compromise, compromise, gads, how I hate that word –
you despicable concept.” And a wiener vendor passing by thought,
“Wow, he’s gonna just love death.”