Another apt analogy perhaps is the Game of Thrones world where fantasy and magic blend into the dismal reality of a society constantly at war, where the ruthless and wealthy prey upon the poor and disadvantaged while brutally hoarding wealth and power, always fighting either to get or to retain it. Of course, good fiction reflects the de…
Another apt analogy perhaps is the Game of Thrones world where fantasy and magic blend into the dismal reality of a society constantly at war, where the ruthless and wealthy prey upon the poor and disadvantaged while brutally hoarding wealth and power, always fighting either to get or to retain it. Of course, good fiction reflects the deeper truths of the human condition.
Basically, are we a good people -- in our hearts, enough to prevail over selfish and wicked tendencies? Ultimately, will we succeed as sentient beings? Both questions are really one and the same. We certainly hope so and think so; but given the stark evidence of extreme inequality and many examples of psychological as well as physical violence on every level of society as we compete for vanishing resources, the answer remains unknown, a real wonder sometimes.
As everything builds to a crescendo, it makes a good story for the ages anyway. Hopefully, our great-great-grandchildren, and beyond, will have survived to know the true history of our species and to have learned the right lessons from the pivotal times we find ourselves in presently.
Another apt analogy perhaps is the Game of Thrones world where fantasy and magic blend into the dismal reality of a society constantly at war, where the ruthless and wealthy prey upon the poor and disadvantaged while brutally hoarding wealth and power, always fighting either to get or to retain it. Of course, good fiction reflects the deeper truths of the human condition.
Basically, are we a good people -- in our hearts, enough to prevail over selfish and wicked tendencies? Ultimately, will we succeed as sentient beings? Both questions are really one and the same. We certainly hope so and think so; but given the stark evidence of extreme inequality and many examples of psychological as well as physical violence on every level of society as we compete for vanishing resources, the answer remains unknown, a real wonder sometimes.
As everything builds to a crescendo, it makes a good story for the ages anyway. Hopefully, our great-great-grandchildren, and beyond, will have survived to know the true history of our species and to have learned the right lessons from the pivotal times we find ourselves in presently.