wednesday 19 may 2010
So, folks, google Turners Falls and see all the invented glory that comes up. They are trying so very hard to increase tourism and get "quality" (read: monied, shallow, hollow-brained yuppies) to move here, that the town is advertising itself in most mendacious manner on the internet, complete with black fishnet stockings, red lipstick, spike heels, and all the other tools of the hooking trade.
Don't be fooled!
You'll read nothing on the internet about the high rate of alcoholism and drug use in this pit, or the high rate of business failure. Nor will you read about teenagers beating other teenagers to death with baseball bats while still other teenagers look on. You won't read about the abysmal school system, the pregnant teens, and so much more fun.
A whore, after all, when you remove all the fake stuff, is pretty much like any other whore.
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2 comments:
There are, presumably, times when forgiveness and moving on are the right things to do. Many people will argue endlessly that they are the only things to do when facing an object of intense resentment. Perhaps... But not always.
First, if you do not genuinely feel an authentic desire to forgive, then it's simple lying to forgive, for what is forgiveness if it's not an intrinsic feeling? If you have to decide to forgive, then it's a sham.
Second, there are times when a burning hatred can be all that keeps you feeling alive and functional. Better to feel something that to feel nothing. Those who would have you feel forgiveness might do well to reflect upon the simple truth that humans cannot order up feelings on demand...
I don't forgive much. Not out of wilfullness, but because I just don't seem to be put together that way. Hurts go very deep, they last a very long time, and the memory doesn't fade: it stays extremely vivid. And what you've read so far is only the tip of the iceberg regarding Turners Falls, believe me.
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