I. Journals and introductions
I was given this journal upon moving into Eutrepe's Corner a week or so ago, and should have introduced myself forthright. However, my job is very demanding and high paced, and often times I am awake far into the night doing preparations for the next day. Communications with people outside of the office has, unfortunately, been severely limited. However I had a canceled appointment this afternoon and instead of spending the wasted hours annoyed, I instead engaged myself by perusing through this journal and am proud to say that I believe I have caught up on everything. I had no idea how enlightening these were.
The idea of performing random acts of kindness and passing it on is an old idea, but no less moral for its age. However I find myself wondering if forcing people by virtue of being marked really qualifies as a "random" act of "kindness"? Is it really kind to throw chocolates at someone and hope the name will disappear? How random is it to spend hours thinking of the easiest way to give someone a good deed without expending too much effort? I find the entire idea morally debatable and kindly asked to be excused. I do not want to impose on any individual who is uninclined to perform good deeds for me on any other occasion.
That was really the only truly pressing matter deserving of public attention and response that I witnessed in perusal of this device. Everything else was mostly person to person messages which could easily be sent via owl and thus not clutter up other peoples journals or diary entries which is what a privacy hex is for, people, does no one read the instruction manual?, which I thought rude to infringe on if I was not directly addressed.
I am very fascinated by the former landlady's idea of these journals for inter-flat communication. The personnel ranges from top Ministry officials and war heroes all the way down to the lowliest most depraved individuals who lead a decidedly different lifestyle. It is rather ingenious. Though you must excuse me if I do not respond to all of your entries, as I am very busy and seldom have free time to indulge in pleasures which aren't of extreme importance. However I will try my hardest to participate in the venture which I have been honored to be a part of.
The idea of performing random acts of kindness and passing it on is an old idea, but no less moral for its age. However I find myself wondering if forcing people by virtue of being marked really qualifies as a "random" act of "kindness"? Is it really kind to throw chocolates at someone and hope the name will disappear? How random is it to spend hours thinking of the easiest way to give someone a good deed without expending too much effort? I find the entire idea morally debatable and kindly asked to be excused. I do not want to impose on any individual who is uninclined to perform good deeds for me on any other occasion.
That was really the only truly pressing matter deserving of public attention and response that I witnessed in perusal of this device. Everything else was mostly person to person messages which could easily be sent via owl and thus not clutter up other peoples journals or diary entries which is what a privacy hex is for, people, does no one read the instruction manual?, which I thought rude to infringe on if I was not directly addressed.
I am very fascinated by the former landlady's idea of these journals for inter-flat communication. The personnel ranges from top Ministry officials and war heroes all the way down to the lowliest most depraved individuals who lead a decidedly different lifestyle. It is rather ingenious. Though you must excuse me if I do not respond to all of your entries, as I am very busy and seldom have free time to indulge in pleasures which aren't of extreme importance. However I will try my hardest to participate in the venture which I have been honored to be a part of.