tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post115448285644003318..comments2023-12-18T10:18:04.029-08:00Comments on Durward Discussion: DutyDurward Discussionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-1154781969747524962006-08-05T05:46:00.000-07:002006-08-05T05:46:00.000-07:00Alan,Spider is one of my favorite SF writers. I d...Alan,<BR/><BR/>Spider is one of my favorite SF writers. I do love the Callahan series, but his other works are fascinating, particularly the ones written with his wife. His web pages are a hoot. <A HREF="http://www.spiderrobinson.com/" REL="nofollow">Spider Robinson</A><BR/><BR/>If you go back to Heinlein, pick up "The Path Through the Future". It is a collection of his short stories laid out on a time line. It contains "Methuselahs Children" which was the precursor to "Time Enough for Love" and "Coventry" among others that were about a religious dictatorship taking over the United States and leading to "Stranger In A Strange Land".<BR/><BR/>Hidden within all that froth is some of the most perceptive political writing ever done.Durward Discussionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-1154757969103586722006-08-04T23:06:00.000-07:002006-08-04T23:06:00.000-07:00Beautiful statue...really and great post..Beautiful statue...really and great post..enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-1154730294867874592006-08-04T15:24:00.000-07:002006-08-04T15:24:00.000-07:00VB, I love it when you stop by. You are so perce...VB, I love it when you stop by. You are so perceptive. That question is exactly why I picked the two quotes. Did she take on the burden willingly because she felt it was her duty, possibly because there was no one else to assume the responsibility or did someone force her under the overwhelming load demanding that she perform what they expected of her.<BR/><BR/>It is so important to be inner directed, to uphold ones beliefs according to your own sense of right and wrong, but how often do we confuse what we have been told to feel with the ethics that have grown out of our own experience and commitment to others we love and respect. What do we do for the community as a whole and does this violate what we require of ourselves. Good balancing act on the tightwire we all walk.Durward Discussionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-1154712799363048532006-08-04T10:33:00.000-07:002006-08-04T10:33:00.000-07:00brilliant quotes. i had forgotten all about heinle...brilliant quotes. i had forgotten all about heinlein.<BR/><BR/>you made an interesting contrast between the two quotes...<BR/><BR/>the duty of what we have to do in life and why we do it and the female "failing" at her duty and blaming only herself while "still trying to shoulder her load, after she's crumbled under it"<BR/><BR/>duty and self respect, how the two connect and intertwine.<BR/><BR/>BUT is she doing it because it's expected of her or is she doing it only for her self respect?vanillabirdieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150799575306171238noreply@blogger.com