[“We represent on earth as we are in heaven” – W.S. Merwin] We are the self-marionettes, the self-puppets. No one else can pull our strings – we do this just as dreadfully, ourselves, as the heavenly puppet-master would. I dance to my own discordant strings. … [Read more...]
“Fate / Chance” – Memorable Fancies #1366
3 November, 2015 by Leave a Comment
[“It is not easy for some of us to accommodate the idea that we are causally determined.” – Eliezer J. Sternberg] It was causally determined that I wouldn’t believe such a preposterous idea I find so threatening. <END> Buy it at amazon.com/author/terencekuch: See/Saw. In this novel from Ink Smith Publishing, you can sell your memories for cash. And regret it. … [Read more...]
“Al’s Karma” / A Memorable Fancy #094
2 September, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Al had done something really bad. So bad that he forced himself not to think what he had done, or how many people had been hurt. So bad, he came to believe that what he had done was pre-ordained and so he had no choice. No choice at all. Not me. No matter what the jury had found. God had caused it all, or fate, or karma, or his DNA. Not Al. Al was like a Brownian particle pushed around by random molecular collisions. That’s what he said. He explained all this to his cellmate Charlie. Charlie … [Read more...]
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