How do you... 



... keep the faith?

of course in my case faith is the wrong word. I don't really believe in god or afterlife, I do not think it is likely that the universe or life have a purpose beyond those which we adscribe to them. But these are not unimportant. And of course i may believe or not in whatever but either way I can be wrong. But how, though, do I keep my sense of direction, my sense of purpose and meaning, in the absence of those things, especially when things go so wrong as they have done of late?

I am not too sure. I do believe it is all worth the while, but i do despair and throw my hands up as well and sometimes feel it is too much. And when it is pointed out at me (by others or, more often, by myself) that I am in a privileged position in many ways, that things are considerably worse for a large portion of humanity, this doesn't make me feel any better; quite on the contrary, it only adds a feeling of guilt to the already large heap of anger, frustration, sadness..... 

Posted: Thu - March 11, 2004 at 08:45 AM          

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