Comments on: Reactions http://eloquentauthor.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reactions/ "The write way to author success!" Tue, 27 May 2008 20:52:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thriftynaturalist http://eloquentauthor.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reactions/#comment-41 thriftynaturalist Sat, 03 May 2008 14:38:01 +0000 http://eloquentauthor.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reactions/#comment-41 I SO agree with your observations, R.D. I have said way too often we have been creating "sheep in a box" for way too long. It is very scary that not many people notice it. Maybe, partially because not enough people read the older books; many of those sci-fi tales have come true. I am working on changing that so we don't end up as the robots we are being groomed to bee. I call to writers to speak of these observations and help wake up the sheep. I SO agree with your observations, R.D.
I have said way too often we have been creating “sheep in a box” for way too long. It is very scary that not many people notice it. Maybe, partially because not enough people read the older books; many of those sci-fi tales have come true.

I am working on changing that so we don’t end up as the robots we are being groomed to bee. I call to writers to speak of these observations and help wake up the sheep.

]]> By: R D Koval http://eloquentauthor.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reactions/#comment-40 R D Koval Fri, 02 May 2008 10:15:51 +0000 http://eloquentauthor.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reactions/#comment-40 I have had the good fortune to retire young. I am now age 52. I recently entered college. I can relate to the reactions you get when you reveal you are a writer. I get similar reactions from friends and others when I tell them about college. I have made many observations about people since I retired. One of my conclusions is that because the educational process really does not inspire people to think independently, the masses are in effect cloned for the sole purpose of keeping "the man's" machine running. Most people do not question anything. You can see this behavior throughout our culture. Too many chickens that need to peck. I see it as an externalization of their own insecurities. I have had the good fortune to retire young. I am now age 52. I recently entered college.
I can relate to the reactions you get when you reveal you are a writer. I get similar reactions from friends and others when I tell them about college.
I have made many observations about people since I retired. One of my conclusions is that because the educational process really does not inspire people to think independently, the masses are in effect cloned for the sole purpose of keeping “the man’s” machine running. Most people do not question anything. You can see this behavior throughout our culture. Too many chickens that need to peck. I see it as an externalization of their own insecurities.

]]> By: S'zanne M'Chel http://eloquentauthor.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reactions/#comment-22 S'zanne M'Chel Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:50:02 +0000 http://eloquentauthor.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reactions/#comment-22 I have many friends who are artists, and will often say that I am not one, because I don't draw or paint or sculpt. But I write. And, is not my "art" my words, and my words art? I have a writer friend who will say to me in converation "people like us", and it always takes me a moment to realize he means "writers" and that he is including me in this statement. He is a published author pursuing his dreams and I find it hard to see myself in the same light. But he sees me as a fellow writer; a compatriot. It is about time I see myself as one. I have many friends who are artists, and will often say that I am not one, because I don’t draw or paint or sculpt. But I write. And, is not my “art” my words, and my words art?
I have a writer friend who will say to me in converation “people like us”, and it always takes me a moment to realize he means “writers” and that he is including me in this statement. He is a published author pursuing his dreams and I find it hard to see myself in the same light. But he sees me as a fellow writer; a compatriot. It is about time I see myself as one.

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