wherein I rant and rave and go off on tangents like there's no tomorrow

Let me start with a little disclaimer to the previous post: I thought at first seeing The Road didn't really bring me down all that much... but its effect is sort of catching up with me, I'm afraid. Or maybe its the effect of reading too many articles on current political/social/environmental issues. Even though creators of the film - Viggo included - keep saying it's not really about that and not meant to be seen as a 'warning', I can't help making the connection. There's just too much evil around these days - or maybe it's been around for a while, but I somehow managed to avoid seeing it or thinking about it. Well... no more. Sometime within the past year or so, my eyes have been gradually pried open to the so-called 'bigger picture' beyond my own self-centered existence... and it's not a pretty picture at all. It's very scary, and very disturbing. No wonder I subconsciously resisted seeing it for so long. The Road just gave me a very vivid answer to the question of what all those disturbing phenomena I've been reading about might lead to in the end. And an answer like this is way more than enough to give you nightmares.

I don't want to be some fatalistic 'prophet of doom', but I just can't help feeling overwhelmed. And I don't know how to deal with it. Trying to ignore it somehow no longer makes it go away. I feel like we're all sitting on a little raft that's slowly but inexorably floating towards that big roaring waterfall in the distance. It might take a while before it tips over, but do we just sit and try to enjoy the ride as best we can? Or do we jump into the water right now and pray that there is an afterlife after all?... ( Read more... )