Sunday, February 7, 2010
The relentless march of history.
I can't stop the relentless march of history. It's just gonna roll on and on. No matter what I do. I can't change it. For instance, if I had lived in Germany in the 1930s, there's nothing I could have done to stop Hitler from coming to power. It was fated. The times were ripe for Hitler. And there was no way that I could have stopped George Bush from becoming a two-term president. It was fated. Of course, I worry that after Barack Obama serves one term, maybe he'll be succeeded by Sarah Palin. That's a horrible thought. But if it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. Because it's fated. And I can't do anything about it. I have no control over the big picture of history. So it really makes no sense for me to worry about it. I have to learn to accept it. Maybe grudgingly. But nevertheless, I accept the relentless march of history. --Jim Broede
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The good thing about fate is that good things are fated, too. Things that happen directly in your favor. Like meeting someone and falling in love. That makes me a romantic idealist. I savor my good fates. I have a guiding angel looking out for me. --Jim
My guiding angel has seen to it that I have survived and loved in this life. That has made life worthwhile. That is my ultimate achievement. The fact that I have loved. And still love. In that sense, I have been blessed. --Jim
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