Of course, it cannot be tamed and there will shortly be (or already is) nowhere on the globe to escape it. You must cripple it. To do this you must understand from whence its power flows. Alas, you will never, ever do this. You will never do this because its power flows from you… and in the end you are simply self-absorbed cowards.
To quote a friend of finem respice, your “discount rate for pain is infinite.” You will never act “now” while you believe you have another hour, and you always believe you have another hour. …
–FinemRespice, “…Just One Child….” Emphasis mine.
And then there’s ET’s essay, the first use of the Golem analogy I recall seeing, and still the best.
Now THAT is a good way of saying it. Even a child can understand it. I’ve read several different “golem” stories to my kids and bed-time stories, so they know what the large clay man is all about. I think I’ll read them this version sometime soon, too.
Interesting, although I find Finem Respice’s snotty tone a good reason to respond with ‘We may be screwed, but we’re not going quietly’. Followed by a sock in the nose, and the addition of ‘Lead, follow, or fuck off.’