August 27,2018
the grass and the guns
Edit "A World of Wonder"
Perhaps some people feel they are invincible, that they won't get
caught, and are lured along by the chase. The personality makeup of
this personality type is part reckless, part childlike, and part
brilliance.
It takes a real risk-taker to consider all the options and a nihilist
to boot, to even walk down such a road, which will inevitably lead to
the conclusion that there are no alternatives except extreme action.
There may be other alternatives, but people who see the dark at the
end of the tunnel already chose to see the absence of light.
They black out all other alternatives to consider in order to see the
darkness. They may enforce self-delusion. They may already be there.
They need to block out all alternatives if their views are to match
their purposes, and their actions are to be justified. Nihilism is the
catalyst for extreme action, an attempt to grasp at the light at the
tunnel's end that cannot be seen or appreciated.
This mentality may develop suddenly, as a reaction, or over time. Some
people take leaps and bounds, disconnected from reality. They act like
Olympic athletes, determined to beat the odds. Part of the thrill is
going up against such odds, the thrill of the hunt, the joy of being
hunted, and the feeling of being an underdog. It is also a mentality
very common in North America amongst the potentially bright who seem
to fail at what they do, suffering from malaise and lack of focus.
A world of wonder to them is a Disneyland of bombs, brightly lit
buildings, gunfire, smoke, ashes, and chaos. Loss of life is not a
consideration. It is the risk they take. They are willing to put
themselves and others at risk. The only exception is the suicide
bomber, willing to destroy himself in the face of others, probably to
gain face due to lost pride and a sense of shame. The true ones need
their own delusion and become too proud to let go of themselves.
They feel they are heroes, and not martyrs, which is part of the
danger of their thinking. If more could be understood, more of this
political behavior could be prevented. There is always a psychological
mechanism going on.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem