Thoughts destined to be washed away by the tides of life. |
I've been studying my cover photo for a while now, and it seems to me that it is more than just a photo of what is there that can be seen, more than just three white rocks stacked on a beach. It contains an important question about the future, about what happens long after the photographer has gone. What will happen to our pile of stones when the tide comes in? Will it topple or has the architect built this structure at a safe distance? I don't know what will happen to these words that I stack here on the sand. They may prove safely distant, or they may be swallowed up by a rush of self-doubt. They may be here for a season. They may lose their balance and be scattered by the shoreline, or be hidden away under shifting sands. Perhaps someday, the tides of life will reclaim them. Or maybe that's just a bunch of poetic, romantic nonsense. After all, this is just a blog. |
Free speech is tricky. 1. Some people think it’s wrong for a person to lose a job because of something that person said. 2. Some people think it’s wrong for a person to be killed for something that person said. There are people who think the exact opposite of one or both of these views. Some who used to agree with both now only agree with one of them. That’s the main problem with situational ethics. A lot depends on who you ask and their attitudes toward those involved. That’s why I like the concept of absolute truth, right and wrong. It doesn’t depend on how anyone feels about it. |