3 literary cautions against totalitarianism.

10/25/2020

Three literary warnings against totalitarianism:

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, (https://youtu.be/KJIsXnbTYx0), 7.5 hours listening time.

1984 by George Orwell, (https://youtu.be/CBPNrVQwqeo), 10.5 hours listening time.

Animal Farm by George Orwell, (https://youtu.be/LIFK00vf8Y4), 3 hours listening time.

Our facts are catching up to these strange fictions. 👂 🌽

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An Existential Journal

The question "How are you?" is PROFOUND.

But it has been watered-down to a synonym for "Hello."

Forced or fake auto-responses of obligated okay-ness are expected.

(And if you are going through something tragic, it really doesn't matter! Every social encounter OPENS with this well-established Ritual of Insincerity.)

The question "How are you?" prompts an answer that begins with "I AM _____________."

This means many times each day, you are invited to SPEAK THE MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT that can be spoken of yourself.

And the socially-expected thing to do, is be QUICK + SLICK with your answer.

For a change... TAKE YOUR TIME, and tell your truth. ✍🏾