(no subject)
It seems that some are angry with me over what I did earlier in regards to the hobbit. It has been asked why I did it, and whether or not I care that I caused unneeded suffering. So I will attempt to answer these questions so that hopefully they won't be asked again.
Firstly, I did it because, as I have said before, I like to do it. I do what I like doing and I don't do what I don't like doing. I see absolutely no point in doing anything for any other reason. If you have the desire to do something, and something pleases you, you should do it. If it would bring you no pleasure whatsoever to do something, there seems no logical reason for doing it. Although your actions may affect others, it is yourself that you live for ultimately and yourself that you only owe a duty to. Besides, every single action of yours will affect another in some way. There's no point, as far as I'm concerned, with trying to limit or restrict it. And I can feel this way because, quite frankly, I don't care about other people. I care about myself and maybe very few others. I am not here to indulge other people unless it brings me personal satisfaction to do so, and I wouldn't do anything but for that reason.
Secondly, the world is full of suffering and you should get used to it. Everybody dies at some point in time. Here, mostly everybody comes back - so even death is not such a big deal. You are probably strengthened and broadened by the experience. Besides, while it may have suffered, I didn't. Somebody still enjoyed the experience. And in this case, I gave a fair warning before it happened. Besides, it's just a thing. You're just a thing. We're all just things - living and breathing but no more anything else than a rock or a tree or some water. And once again, it was there, and I was there, and I felt like doing what I did and so I did.
So that is why. If you want sympathy, go to my other siblings who can cry for you and heal you and all those other things. Don't come to me. You have been warned.
- Araw
p.s. I am offering Erendis the opportunity to be my new maia as I have abandoned attempting to instruct my old maia (Tilion), though I am keeping him and letting him do his job as he pleases. If she still wants the opportunity, it's hers.
Firstly, I did it because, as I have said before, I like to do it. I do what I like doing and I don't do what I don't like doing. I see absolutely no point in doing anything for any other reason. If you have the desire to do something, and something pleases you, you should do it. If it would bring you no pleasure whatsoever to do something, there seems no logical reason for doing it. Although your actions may affect others, it is yourself that you live for ultimately and yourself that you only owe a duty to. Besides, every single action of yours will affect another in some way. There's no point, as far as I'm concerned, with trying to limit or restrict it. And I can feel this way because, quite frankly, I don't care about other people. I care about myself and maybe very few others. I am not here to indulge other people unless it brings me personal satisfaction to do so, and I wouldn't do anything but for that reason.
Secondly, the world is full of suffering and you should get used to it. Everybody dies at some point in time. Here, mostly everybody comes back - so even death is not such a big deal. You are probably strengthened and broadened by the experience. Besides, while it may have suffered, I didn't. Somebody still enjoyed the experience. And in this case, I gave a fair warning before it happened. Besides, it's just a thing. You're just a thing. We're all just things - living and breathing but no more anything else than a rock or a tree or some water. And once again, it was there, and I was there, and I felt like doing what I did and so I did.
So that is why. If you want sympathy, go to my other siblings who can cry for you and heal you and all those other things. Don't come to me. You have been warned.
- Araw
p.s. I am offering Erendis the opportunity to be my new maia as I have abandoned attempting to instruct my old maia (Tilion), though I am keeping him and letting him do his job as he pleases. If she still wants the opportunity, it's hers.