Uh, yeah. So ... was that a "yes," "no," or "maybe so" in regards to my question?
This is shocking Sdeidjs,
but I was just thinking about Helen Keller yesterday and what an amazing woman she was. And so was her teacher, Anne!
Hi
Vic!
I heard that you want to leave us. Well, I'm here to try to talk you out of it - especially since I feel partly to blame.
The day I wrote my post you were hearing from a very weary and battle-worn soldier. I really wasn't speaking specifically about your post in particular, I was really just talking about fighting evil in general. I actually liked your post, and if I had not been so burnt out, I was gonna comment that it is true that we are fighting the battle between good and evil everyday. A lot of people don't know this because it is an invisible battle, although we are able to see the effects of it.
You were right about seeing MJ as a warrior. I think he really identified with that role. I also thought of him that way as well, especially when seeing him all dressed up in his military regalia.
I think what got to me that day was the idea that the love story was already a story filled with endless battles and it seemed to end without a definite conclusion and it seems as though we are headed toward another series of battles. And, I know that going from battle to battle with no let up can be real fatiguing.
But, I just wanted to let you know not to take it personally and that I understood what you meant and appreciated it. I feel everyone in this thread is important and brought here for a reason and has something valuable to contribute to it. Hope you stick around to give us more of your thoughtful insight.
Yes, I think this was another thing that had gotten me "down" lately. MJ's actions really could be contradictory at times ... which can really lead to a lot of confusion.
I had the startling revelation hit me the other day that maybe MJ wasn't so much in love with his LITD or any other person as much as perhaps he was in love with love. When he says in his movie that it's all for love, I wonder if he means that literally. As if to say he is doing it not so much for a particular person or people, but for the whole idea or concept of love in general. And, the fact that we concluded that he may have found out that he was loved before he "passed" and then he left immediately afterward made me think that maybe that was all he really wanted. Maybe he just wanted to BE loved rather than GIVE love back to someone. Maybe he didn't really know how. He was trained to be an entertainer, not to be in relationships. And, like you said, he didn't exactly have the best role models to learn from either.
It sounds strange I know, but there are many people out there who are in love with love or just knowing they are loved and that's enough for them, and maybe, that was enough for him too. I don't know. I could be really off base with this, but like you said, his contradictory actions could really lead to confusion sometimes.
Well, that's a whole lotta gingersnaps! And, I think you are more deserving of the title than I.
