Mike, this is so true. It's one of G-d's little jokes. Create a species that overflows with animosity and insecurity, then give them yourself as the source of love. Throw them a bone then sit back and watch the show. No fiction could be more surreal. I appreciate Marlena's search for the good, and I appreciate that if the good weren't so hard to find, we wouldn't have to search so hard to find it. Andy > [Original Message] > From: Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 5/16/2005 1:19:46 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: I get 72... raisins? > > I assume that Marlena was being ironic when she wrote: > > > Please, we all know that our soldiers were just doing their jobs and not > > doing anything to disrespect anyone's religion. > > > But isn't it bizarre that we human beings will rage against the > "desecration" of a book but shrug off the humiliation and torture of human > beings. No riots over Abu Graib or Guantanamo. But tear a page from a > "holy book" of which there are a 100 million copies and everyone goes crazy. > There is no end to the comedy in human nature. Ya gotta love us all. How > funny to hear Condoleezza protest that we would never show disrespect for a > "holy book" -- just people. > > > Mike Geary > Memphis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html