I still remember what it was like. And every few months or years I get another reminder that things aren't like that, any more.
The angelic aloofness isn't all arrogance. Sure, looking at someone like Romana, you might think
Some of it's necessary. Otherwise, you're
There's good stuff, yeah. But you can't weigh everything on it because it's too transient. When everything is transient except you, if you can't live without those things at the end of the day, you can't live.
Sometimes avoidance just means refusal to engage. Not denial, not fear, just... survival.
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Date: 2010-10-22 03:43 pm (UTC)I still remember what it was like. And every few months or years I get another reminder that things aren't like that, any more.
The angelic aloofness isn't all arrogance.
Sure, looking at someone like Romana, you might thinkSome of it's necessary.
Otherwise, you'reThere's good stuff, yeah. But you can't weigh everything on it because it's too transient. When everything is transient except you, if you can't live without those things at the end of the day, you can't live.
Sometimes avoidance just means refusal to engage. Not denial, not fear, just... survival.
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Date: 2010-10-23 05:07 am (UTC)But shouldn't life be about more than survival?
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Date: 2010-10-23 03:49 pm (UTC){{OOC: There's about a two minute lag before the next word shows up.}}
torture, I suppose.
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Date: 2010-10-23 04:59 pm (UTC){{OOC: ;~;}}
Can we find a comfy middle? We do have time.
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Date: 2010-10-23 06:08 pm (UTC)