No Rest for the Weary
-a saying relating to continuing despite tiredness.
Yesterday, I experienced this, when before going running with the swim team, I realized that I forgot my running shoes and had to bike half an hour to get them, then run for an hour, and then swim for an hour. There is indeed no rest for the weary.
But, outside of my microscopic existence, is there rest for the weary?
Anyone who reads the news lately would have to think very carefully before answering. It's an unrestful world out there. Perhaps it's because the world is becoming full of unrest, or perhaps it's just because I never read the news when I was little, but the more I look at the outside world, the more weary I become, and the less restful the world gets.
The pope is causing unrest, there is hellfire in the UN, and a Turkish novelist is put on trial for fictional insults. Is the world really so unrestful, or is this normal? Are popes supposed to be saintly and agree with everyone? Is the UN always supposed to be a cohesive, harmonic organization? Haven't novelists always been criticized for one thing or another?
History is littered with controversial popes, like Alexander V. The UN's goals are beyond my political comprehension, but they're doing a better job than the League of Nations. Banning and burning books is a common occurence throughout history, for a variety of reasons. And, people like Salman Rushdie, Marat (who had to hide in the sewers of Paris), Galileo (house arrest), and even Machiavelli (exiled) have all had trouble due to their writings and ideas.
Perhaps all that's happening in the world is that people are standing their ground - standing with things that they would logically stand for. And, because it's a big old world, they happen to be standing against other people, who are also standing their ground. So, all in all, they're all just people with backbone, trying to preserve their own ideas. Perhaps unrest arises from the weariness of a peaceful existence? Perhaps, in a few decades, we'll run across a quiet decade and finally find rest for the weary.
Yesterday, I experienced this, when before going running with the swim team, I realized that I forgot my running shoes and had to bike half an hour to get them, then run for an hour, and then swim for an hour. There is indeed no rest for the weary.
But, outside of my microscopic existence, is there rest for the weary?
Anyone who reads the news lately would have to think very carefully before answering. It's an unrestful world out there. Perhaps it's because the world is becoming full of unrest, or perhaps it's just because I never read the news when I was little, but the more I look at the outside world, the more weary I become, and the less restful the world gets.
The pope is causing unrest, there is hellfire in the UN, and a Turkish novelist is put on trial for fictional insults. Is the world really so unrestful, or is this normal? Are popes supposed to be saintly and agree with everyone? Is the UN always supposed to be a cohesive, harmonic organization? Haven't novelists always been criticized for one thing or another?
History is littered with controversial popes, like Alexander V. The UN's goals are beyond my political comprehension, but they're doing a better job than the League of Nations. Banning and burning books is a common occurence throughout history, for a variety of reasons. And, people like Salman Rushdie, Marat (who had to hide in the sewers of Paris), Galileo (house arrest), and even Machiavelli (exiled) have all had trouble due to their writings and ideas.
Perhaps all that's happening in the world is that people are standing their ground - standing with things that they would logically stand for. And, because it's a big old world, they happen to be standing against other people, who are also standing their ground. So, all in all, they're all just people with backbone, trying to preserve their own ideas. Perhaps unrest arises from the weariness of a peaceful existence? Perhaps, in a few decades, we'll run across a quiet decade and finally find rest for the weary.
posted by Kay at 12:13 PM
1 Comments:
Great questions and ideas contributed to your effort to understanding the world we live in.
I always feel like you're thinking on such an interesting level :) It's great to come here and read your ideas!
I would think that there are definately parallels in the way things are today and the way things used to be centuries ago -- power politics. Survival is not good enough for the most of us ;) We all want our voice heard. We all want to have an impact on our surroundings. Frustrations can lead to stupid, very very stupid, events. And often do.
No one lives without making mistakes -- so there are a lot of altercations going on today, tomorrow, and probably forever. But thankfully, we have all have the mental capacity to live in this mess and still have fun!
What a dynamic society we are a part of!
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