Excellent as it is, however, there’s something causing me
consternation. It’s the phrase make it
happen. I’ll give you a bit of inside information here.
A few short years ago I had the opportunity to have a
relationship with somebody much younger than me. She was attractive and
compelling and I knew how to make it happen. I backed off because I knew it
would have affected her life, and how was I to know whether it would have
informed and enriched that life or damaged it? What right do any of us have to
affect the life of another, and yet how many things are available which don’t
affect the lives of others to some extent, however subtly? How on earth do you
know where to draw the line?
It’s a little known fact about the reclusive mindset that it
isn’t just about wanting your own space free of other people's influence, it’s also about not wanting to influence
the lives of other people yourself.
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