A journey to the heart of darkness...reversed! As if Britain were the true horror; not Africa. Very intriguing in context of all the reading I've been doing about totalitarianism/authoritarianism/imperialism. There's a very interesting movie on netflix very much like this story called The Bad Batch.
This may seem unrelated but the world connects in strange ways; I've come up against three separate references to the Buddhist parable of the burning house recently...seems to be in vogue.
It speaks to the quandary and challenges of wanting to help others. Upon sight of such a monumental task most seek out, practice and share time-tested wisdom of their elders, some simply offer whatever they can and yet fewer position themselves as an immovable stone of a greater foundation.
There's an interesting contrast there between the ethos of the lone wanderer in the American west who faces the troubles of the world armed with hardy eyes, expecting little good to come, and the truth seeker of the Eurasian east who meets all with a profound compassion and loving-kindness. This character seems to be an intermediary that weaves together survival and aid with deep misgivings about the horrors found laying among the pillars of civilization. There's an element of the old testament in this character's outlook--acting as a party which can't fight or oppose the powers at be. All their mind is given to outsmarting and evading that which could swallow them. Scary shit.
A journey to the heart of darkness...reversed! As if Britain were the true horror; not Africa. Very intriguing in context of all the reading I've been doing about totalitarianism/authoritarianism/imperialism. There's a very interesting movie on netflix very much like this story called The Bad Batch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Batch_(film)
This may seem unrelated but the world connects in strange ways; I've come up against three separate references to the Buddhist parable of the burning house recently...seems to be in vogue.
https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_burning_house
It speaks to the quandary and challenges of wanting to help others. Upon sight of such a monumental task most seek out, practice and share time-tested wisdom of their elders, some simply offer whatever they can and yet fewer position themselves as an immovable stone of a greater foundation.
There's an interesting contrast there between the ethos of the lone wanderer in the American west who faces the troubles of the world armed with hardy eyes, expecting little good to come, and the truth seeker of the Eurasian east who meets all with a profound compassion and loving-kindness. This character seems to be an intermediary that weaves together survival and aid with deep misgivings about the horrors found laying among the pillars of civilization. There's an element of the old testament in this character's outlook--acting as a party which can't fight or oppose the powers at be. All their mind is given to outsmarting and evading that which could swallow them. Scary shit.