The magnificence of curtains is unable to contain the discord inside, or conceal the beauty of the open sky outside. The contradiction is stark and conclusions unspeakable.
He wonders if there is a proscenium outside, where a prologue on the drama is delivered to onlookers. It will prepare them for dialogues that are yet to take place – dialogues which will carry the story ahead.
He congratulates Arav on his new venture of publishing interactive books. It’s such a relief to not decide the fate of characters and mobs.
Both history and story belong to the mob; let the mob decide.
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Fascinating ideas in this. Your phrase ‘the mob’ is chilling. Unfortunately, I think ‘the mob’ does decide most of the time. The worry is, what influences those decisions.
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You are right. The mob is programmed to follow, not think. Independent thought processes will hamper decision making, hence, leaders come in the picture.
The quality of leadership is what we need to worry about.
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Exactly.
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Cool. Let the mob decide. Chilling indeed, but sometimes true.
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Unfortunately, too often true 😦 Thanks for dropping by!
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Interesting concept, which I made sure we discussed in history classes that I taught. Does the mob decide? Or is the mob motivated by unseen, unheard forces that control what the mob believes?
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I guess the latter is true.
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Dear Reena,
Let the mob decide. A rather chilling option. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle!
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Yes, the history is the best judge
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History is constructed, reconstructed, modified …. It is the version of the elite.
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Oh yes it is mostly a pack of lies.
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We make stories like we make history, not in circumstances of our choosing
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You are so right.
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