I wrestle with the monster part. The world is better without them. I don’t want to be one either. I’m about one of the most mellow people you’d meet in person. My fuse is very very long. But woe to those around when it goes off 🤣
Where I wrestle with the monster part is this: looking to history, sometimes a people need monsters. To make it through a moment, a challenge. Sometimes people need that subset of actors who can face darkness, participate with darkness, and be sacrificed to darkness so that the rest make it through. It’s not ideal, but sometimes Gotham just needs a Batman. I think those in the military, who take on the warrior archetype know this innately. Frequently warriors do the trick. They are enough. But in those moments that are knock down, drag out, there-can-be-only-one times, you want to know there are monsters who will throw sand in the face, gouge the eyes, and take a 2x4 to the intruders head.
I hope it doesn’t come to this. I’d prefer a long happy life in the garden. But if my girls need a monster in the decades ahead, I won’t hesitate.
My gut says we are getting backed into that corner and monsters may be necessary to get out.
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branchandroot
Re: More thoughts on reconciliation
Date: 2022-08-13 11:23 pm (UTC)Where I wrestle with the monster part is this: looking to history, sometimes a people need monsters. To make it through a moment, a challenge. Sometimes people need that subset of actors who can face darkness, participate with darkness, and be sacrificed to darkness so that the rest make it through. It’s not ideal, but sometimes Gotham just needs a Batman. I think those in the military, who take on the warrior archetype know this innately. Frequently warriors do the trick. They are enough. But in those moments that are knock down, drag out, there-can-be-only-one times, you want to know there are monsters who will throw sand in the face, gouge the eyes, and take a 2x4 to the intruders head.
I hope it doesn’t come to this. I’d prefer a long happy life in the garden. But if my girls need a monster in the decades ahead, I won’t hesitate.
My gut says we are getting backed into that corner and monsters may be necessary to get out.