Silence

One of my favorite books is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card the first book in a series of great books. Science fiction in genre about the exploits of a person who grow up to have a remarkable impact on the universe of Ender Wiggins. The second book in the series is Speaker for the Dead. The life Ender leads after he assists in the annihilation of an entire race of beings—even though Ender was being used and even though he was unaware of what he was really doing Ender experiences massive guilt and finishes his life repenting his involvement in the destruction of the “buggers” who were traveling to earth with conquest in mind.

In Speaker for the Dead. Ender throughly researches someone who has died and when Ender is ready he speaks the deceased life—sort of like an in depth obituary. In stead of speaking just the good and brilliant things the deceased had accomplished , Ender speaks the truth. Ender first speaks the collective life of the “Buggers”( which takes years for him to compile) but then he speaks other lives: the aristocracy and the common person. Ender becomes famous and everyone wants him to speak the lives of those of their family, however, these family member are often chagrined when in the course of speaking all the events of the persons life he reports on deeds which might be less then stellar. He makes people uncomfortable but yet he ends up having people be like him, these disciples make a religion out of his actions. The series is a good read I recommend it.

We took my mom to lunch today for Christmas and her birthday. Her birthday is day after tomorrow. Mom will be 95. In a quiet part of the lunch today when were alone—Dianne and Auni had gone somewhere . Mom leans over and asks me to refrain from writing anything more about my family. She says my blog is making folks unhappy. Wow, I thought I had been pretty restrained. I promised her I would try to be good and not write about the family. But, I don't know if I can. I'll try. But this event really reminded me of Speaker. Families, especially Morman families have such a vent to “dress” history in such a fashion that everything looks good regardless of how bad things might have been. It's a good thing Mom did not request I stop writing the blog entirely. I could not have promise that. I suppose I am shallow and selfish but I love my blog. I guess I am going to have to hold back a little. I am really quite surprised that anyone has read the blog at all and that those who have read the blog has found anything I have written distressing. If so I apologize. Do, for the time being I will tray to show restraint. I mean there are other things happening in my life outside of my family and I shall focus on thee events for a while..

One of my favorite books is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card the first book in a series of great books. Science fiction in genre about the exploits of a person who grow up to have a remarkable impact on the universe of Ender Wiggins. The second book in the series is Speaker for the Dead. The life Ender leads after he assists in the annihilation of an entire race of beings—even though Ender was being used and even though he was unaware of what he was really doing Ender experiences massive guilt and finishes his life repenting his involvement in the destruction of the “buggers” who were traveling to earth with conquest in mind.

In Speaker for the Dead. Ender throughly researches someone who has died and when Ender is ready he speaks the deceased life—sort of like an in depth obituary. In stead of speaking just the good and brilliant things the deceased had accomplished , Ender speaks the truth. Ender first speaks the collective life of the “Buggers”( which takes years for him to compile) but then he speaks other lives: the aristocracy and the common person. Ender becomes famous and everyone wants him to speak the lives of those of their family, however, these family member are often chagrined when in the course of speaking all the events of the persons life he reports on deeds which might be less then stellar. He makes people uncomfortable but yet he ends up having people be like him, these disciples make a religion out of his actions. The series is a good read I recommend it.

We took my mom to lunch today for Christmas and her birthday. Her birthday is day after tomorrow. Mom will be 95. In a quiet part of the lunch today when were alone—Dianne and Auni had gone somewhere . Mom leans over and asks me to refrain from writing anything more about my family. She says my blog is making folks unhappy. Wow, I thought I had been pretty restrained. I promised her I would try to be good and not write about the family. But, I don't know if I can. I'll try. But this event really reminded me of Speaker. Families, especially Morman families have such a vent to “dress” history in such a fashion that everything looks good regardless of how bad things might have been. It's a good thing Mom did not request I stop writing the blog entirely. I could not have promise that. I suppose I am shallow and selfish but I love my blog. I guess I am going to have to hold back a little. I am really quite surprised that anyone has read the blog at all and that those who have read the blog has found anything I have written distressing. If so I apologize. Do, for the time being I will tray to show restraint. I mean there are other things happening in my life outside of my family and I shall focus on thee events for a while... Silence.