tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post3421624983435310040..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: PUBLISHING IS A CASINORoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-86279305714677988592012-12-22T13:21:12.633-06:002012-12-22T13:21:12.633-06:00D.G.:
I put that dichotomy in the adventures of S...D.G.:<br /><br />I put that dichotomy in the adventures of Samuel McCord. His ceaseless striving to help the defenseless cost him his beloved wife, Meilori - who saw him putting strangers above her. (Not true in his heart but sometimes you believe your fears.)<br /><br />Long ago, we broke the terms of the lease and since then, the world has been broken, filled with broken people.<br /><br />Evil has sharp teeth. You never defeat it for long. It hides in the shadows, sharpening its claws. And it always returns at the whisper of its name. Always.<br /><br />Even the original good Samaritan had to risk the danger that the injured person was not merely a thief, posing hurt to lure in a victim. (That was a common ruse in those ancient days.)<br /><br /> The original good Samaritan put his family's welfare at risk to help a stranger. <br /><br />What do we do when we see hurt? The world is awash in agony. We cannot stem the entire tide, only one small spot of beach we stand upon.<br /><br />In every day of your life, there are opportunities to perform little kindnesses for others, both by conscious acts of will and unconscious example. <br /><br />Each smallest act of kindness - <br /><br />even just words of hope when they are needed, the remembrance of a birthday, a compliment that engenders a smile --<br /><br />reverberates across great distances and spans of time, affecting lives unknown to the one whose generous spirit was the source of this good echo, <br /><br />because kindness is passed on and grows each time it’s passed, until a simple courtesy becomes an act of selfless courage years later and far away. <br /><br />Likewise, each small meanness, each thoughtless expression of hatred, each envious and bitter act, regardless of how petty, can inspire others, <br /><br />and is therefore the seed that ultimately produces evil fruit, poisoning people whom you have never met and never will. <br /><br />It comes down to what sort of inspiration we are comfortable in being.<br /><br />All human lives are so profoundly and intricately entwined --<br /><br />those dead, those living, those generations yet to come --<br /><br />that the fate of all is the fate of each, and the hope of humanity rests in every heart and in every pair of hands. <br /><br />May your Holidays be blessed and happy. Thank you for being my friend, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46352148801521541782012-12-22T12:29:01.254-06:002012-12-22T12:29:01.254-06:00Sometimes being the hero, puts loss in one family ...Sometimes being the hero, puts loss in one family while helping a stranger. Being a hero in our current age comes with a lot of unknowns (weapons, swarming). Are the days of the good Samaritan limited? Not everyone knows Victor's tricks.<br /><br />Heroism has its down side. But when you're gone, you're gone. Unless you're invited to Meilori's. (not sure how you get on Roland's A-list)<br /><br />Happy Holidays, Roland! Wishing you more success in 2013.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75960228339351323652012-12-21T22:08:07.364-06:002012-12-21T22:08:07.364-06:00Alex:
And the kid in me is Victor and the hero I w...Alex:<br />And the kid in me is Victor and the hero I would be is Samuel McCord. I guess we are kindred spirits, :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-50732553187128221762012-12-21T21:58:53.372-06:002012-12-21T21:58:53.372-06:00A hero I want to be... that is Byron.A hero I want to be... that is Byron.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com