Quote of the Day October 27, 2009
Posted by iamashadow in Uncategorized.trackback
“It is easier to kill the light within yourself than to fight the darkness all around you.” Night Watch.
This is very true. And more and more, I’m feeling like letting go of the light within me and say to hell with everything. It is easier, isn’t it? It would be far easier. As I mentioned before, some friends of mine have taken easier side to life, and by that I mean, death. They chose to end themselves to escape everything. I believe it to be both a courageous and cowardly thing to do. After all, you have to have courage to take such drastic steps but you also have to be a coward for not being able to continue with life as it is. Our lives aren’t changing, so I see the appeal, I definitely do…
I think it falls more on the cowardly side. Giving up is easy. Fighting is hard. Especially if you unmoor from traditional value systems and start to question basic things like freedom, justice, or even meaning itself. But when I question everything else, I can’t question my own anger, sometimes it is the only thing that feels real.
That said, I have never walked in your shoes and don’t know what it is like. My comment was offered as encouragement, if awkwardly done. I for one value your blog and hope you keep writing. You are a source of support for others, I hope you use the Dream network as a source of support yourself. There are a lot more people on your side than you might think, though I am constantly frustrated by the lack of progress I see. That won’t last forever, things will change, but the need to fight will never change.
I am also very, extremely frustrated by the lack of progress on the immigration front. Myself, and many others, are just whittling away. And I know it serves as encouragement, thanks.