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bob_fraser_snr

Sixteen - Business As Usual - Written because that's where his poetic side comes out

May 19, 2010 22:04

To be lost, it can mean so many things, can't it? It instills a kind of fear in all of us, a deep uncertainty, that sometimes leads us to head off in some direction, even if that way only makes us lose ourselves even more, often sending us trailing in circles ( Read more... )

case file: o'brien, said bob to the pieman, northern tales, bob tells stories when he's lonely, ben is stronger than bob is

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[Voice] doeswhatido May 20 2010, 00:43:54 UTC

Some people are happy having nothing.

[Voice] bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 07:49:02 UTC

You don't have nothing.

[Voice] doeswhatido May 20 2010, 15:39:29 UTC

Who are you to judge that?

[Voice] bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 15:51:56 UTC

You're not in a mental institution, you have a sense of self. You have something, therefore you can't have nothing. Judgement doesn't come into it.

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amagicalmystery May 20 2010, 01:03:47 UTC

...Very pretty.

You got a point?

bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 07:50:14 UTC

I have.

darknessb4me May 20 2010, 05:02:31 UTC

You forgot the ones that got drunk. And the ones that thought they were someone else entirely. And the ones that were nearly killed when they forgot their own abilities. And the ones that loudly pretended to have not forgotten at all. And the ones that took the opportunity to commit some very therapeutic murders.

I don't think this is a very good metaphor.

bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 07:52:22 UTC

No, I didn't. Perhaps you ought read it again and remember that metaphors, by their very nature, aren't meant to be taken literally.

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bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 18:16:13 UTC

I suppose if you wanted to. It's generally not considered a good idea, but that doesn't necessarily mean it wouldn't be for you.

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bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 18:39:36 UTC

Because a larger identity has its uses but to rely on it solely will lead to blindspots. The sum of the parts are greater than the whole, but the strength of those parts are as individuals.

If you can't work individually, can't come up with new and different ideas, then the larger identity becomes weaker as a result.

The community identity is only as strong as its individuals'.

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easy_aspie May 20 2010, 19:09:09 UTC

We have those we care about. And those who care about us.

bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 19:22:09 UTC

Without knowing who we are, that isn't enough. I suppose the best example is a man with Alzheimer's, both sides are in pain, but the patient doesn't quite know why.

It's probably why it's one of the more feared diseases.

easy_aspie May 20 2010, 19:43:19 UTC

Yeah, well. It's a good thing amnesia of this sort is rare unusual not generally widespread on this ship.

bob_fraser_snr May 20 2010, 19:56:20 UTC

Ah, good.