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The unbearable lightness of being

A deliberately obscure message directed towards a few. Those for whom it is intended will understand. For the rest, think upon it a while, and feel free to comment or ask questions by email.

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Not so long ago, a movie was released that had the title The Unbearable Lightness of Being, a story about seemingly lost souls caught up in the so-called Prague-Spring of 1968 and the subsequent Soviet invasion.

What does this title, even without the historical context, mean to you?

Think for a moment.

lightness - ephemeral

unbearable - refusal to accept

Perhaps tragic realization that in the end, we are nothing, resulting in an unbearable lightness of being?

Like the wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we are, all that remains, is in the memories of those who cared we came this way for a brief moment.
   -Harlan Ellison

In the end, whether we get 20,000 hits a day or 20, what really matters?

Those who agree with what we say, or those who really truly cared that we came this way for a brief moment?

Regardless of the cold, hard logic of numbers, perspective matters more.

The soul matters.

Honor matters.

In the end, what else is there?

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