Been watching too much Angel...

[eldritch05]

How important is the big mission? I mean, really. Who can even say that they have a mission? And are those who think they do better or worse for it? Even for those that do, how driving and large can "the mission" even be? Sure, so there's a mission. How much time is actually allowed to be spent on it? In nearly every genre, "the mission" is broken into a series of concrete steps. Every step is, granted, a step closer to completion, but each concrete step is, in itself, a coherent and unique mission of its own. So is the larger mission simply a conglomeration of smaller, more managable missions? This assumes that at some point the results of each completed lesser mission works together to form a larger, more meaningful whole. And how often do we see that in reality? Is it even possible to see things like that without the benefit of a large amount of distance, emotionally speaking? Life is pretty large to be examined while right there in the middle of it.

I needed a good free write. Short maybe, but cathartic nonetheless.