RNS Quote of the Day, 08/25/09

Filed under: Quote of the Day — Davidwhitewolf at 10:09 am on Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Someone told me a few months ago that [this] would be a life-changer for me, and they were right, but I would like to emphasize that it is a good change. In the six weeks since I was there, the majority of my previous petty concerns have stopped mattering to me, completely. I just stopped caring about a lot of things that were truly pointless. It has been a very surprising and welcome change. My experience of life is different, in a good way. Something about that day in that place made me realize that if I don’t enjoy and appreciate every single moment of my charmed and comfortable life, then I am an unforgivable ass.

One of the best posts Rachel Lucas has ever written. Go read it.

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Comment by DirtCrashr

August 25, 2009 @ 2:19 pm

Very stirring.
Lately I’ve been thinking that it is the utter banality of evil that allows it to thrive in a “not-my-fault” Bureaucratic environment.
The person who says, “I was just doing my job” at the DMV, or in the Obamacare End-of-Life counseling session, or processing paperwork for denial-of-care at a Canadian Health Agency, is not too dissimilar from the Soldier who says he was just following orders.
Except that in the famous past-case most soldiers were conscripted and had no choice but to go along, while the job-seeker actively worked to gain that position, tunneling upward towards power in the bloated bureaucracy.

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August 30, 2009 @ 7:38 pm

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition…

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