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Nov. 9th, 2016
Angel: Well, I guess I kinda worked it out. If there's no great glorious end to all this, if nothing we do matters... , then all that matters is what we do. 'Cause that's all there is. What we do. Now. Today. I fought for so long, for redemption, for a reward, and finally just to beat the other guy, but I never got it.
Kate Lockley: And now you do?
Angel: Not all of it. All I wanna do is help. I wanna help because, I don't think people should suffer as they do. Because, if there's no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world.
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Angel: What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then, I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for 100 years, so a few months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M. C. Esher perspective. But I did get time to think... about us... about the world. Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be. It's harsh, and cruel. But that's why there's us - champions. Doesn't matter where we come from, what we've done or suffered, or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world is as it should be, to show it what it can be. You're not a part of that yet. I hope you will be.
Kate Lockley: And now you do?
Angel: Not all of it. All I wanna do is help. I wanna help because, I don't think people should suffer as they do. Because, if there's no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world.
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Angel: What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then, I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for 100 years, so a few months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M. C. Esher perspective. But I did get time to think... about us... about the world. Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be. It's harsh, and cruel. But that's why there's us - champions. Doesn't matter where we come from, what we've done or suffered, or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world is as it should be, to show it what it can be. You're not a part of that yet. I hope you will be.
Video and full text of his speech are here.
I am going to miss him so much. His eloquence and his voice and his sense of humor.
Reading his speech makes me feel sad and hopeful at the same time. There were so many things said during the campaign to just win votes, things that Trump and the Republicans can't really do, at least not as quickly as they claim. At least the full on apocalypse won't start for at least 6 months, right?
Everyone at work is very quiet. It is a rainy day in Maryland and you can feel the gloom hanging over us. I can't say that I'm not scared; I feel like the kind of people that support Trump probably don't value the public library and the services we offer. Because we help everyone and want to give everyone access to information. I think they would call us socialists.
But anyway, wanted to share. Clearly I am having a hard time focusing on actual work today. And I'm here until 9pm, so I will probably continue to spam you with random thoughts as the day goes on.
I am going to miss him so much. His eloquence and his voice and his sense of humor.
Reading his speech makes me feel sad and hopeful at the same time. There were so many things said during the campaign to just win votes, things that Trump and the Republicans can't really do, at least not as quickly as they claim. At least the full on apocalypse won't start for at least 6 months, right?
Everyone at work is very quiet. It is a rainy day in Maryland and you can feel the gloom hanging over us. I can't say that I'm not scared; I feel like the kind of people that support Trump probably don't value the public library and the services we offer. Because we help everyone and want to give everyone access to information. I think they would call us socialists.
But anyway, wanted to share. Clearly I am having a hard time focusing on actual work today. And I'm here until 9pm, so I will probably continue to spam you with random thoughts as the day goes on.