Jade Constantine
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Posted - 2004.03.24 19:25:00 -
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Certainly a deep thread, and its very reaffirming for me to realise that the eve-players are as smart and perceptive as I often hope they are. The thing that has kept me enthused by this environment for months has been the adult thinking and imagination behind the characters and setting, and regardless of silly arguments and forgettable flame-wars and such, itÆs always been apparent that this is a living, breathing science-fiction story with content provided by some very sharp customers and extremely witty and creative people.
IÆve said before that IÆm by no-way the brightest mind in eve, and itÆs sometimes quite refreshing to sit back and realise that it is actually something of a privilege to share a community like this with an extended peer group of dedicated and creative souls choosing to sacrifice a little time to develop a shared consensus.
Still that said I guess some kind of a statement of belief is needed in the spirit of the thread;
Me=agnostic. Why are we here? I donÆt know, accident of biology, random cosmic circumstance, who knows? But I do certainly think itÆs worth making the most of our lives and concentrating of what we believe to be right and good. But thatÆs incredibly subjective in itself of course.
For my money I think MaudÆs right, and there is a core of brutal pragmatism in the human heart, and sometimes perhaps people that arenÆt parents (yet) might not realise the clear and murderous passion that comes from the thought that people out there might wish our children harm. Civilisation starts in the bond between family and in the modern world and extended circles of friendship have replaced the traditional extended family. I think itÆs the simplest thing in the world to want to defend something we personally value, and that the purest mark of personal esteem is a desire/ability to put your life on the line to defend what you believe to be right.
Beyond that à well, do what you enjoy and donÆt jump on what other people enjoy and as long as those things arenÆt contradictory then youÆre a potential friend. I think thatÆs all there is to say really. My life plan is pretty much; raise my daughter well, be a loyal friend, keep enthused about things and leave more than I take. The last is tricky given the western societal tendency to gobble up assets like candy, so itÆs an endeavour that is going to take a damn long time to realise. But fortunately in realm of human exchange itÆs possible to make a positive by making a friend smile or keeping a touching myth alive or providing some kind of positive example to someone. Its complex though, and most of the time itÆs not worth drawing diagrams û still, the games never over till you fold. ItÆs always worth trying.
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