Belief isn't going to save anyone either. Perhaps it's different for you, but I've only seen it bring out the worst in people. [ He's letting his emotions get the better of him, rather than looking at this particular thing more objectively. The crystals, despite all the terrible things they've been used for, are only objects. Ultima was the one who used them, and and perhaps countless others before Barnabas, before Clive had been able to save the rest of humanity. And that's to say nothing of Great Greagor and her ardent followers. ] Ignoring them is a mistake, aye, but only because it means that the Free Cities and Thorne both lack information.
My friend, I mean this with all the affection in my heart, you can't compare everything you've been through to the situation here. If you do, you'll act irrationally at the smallest of provocations, and that won't help anyone. I know you will always be the sum of your experiences, but this sphere is not ours. You must take it as it is to get anywhere.
I was raised in a toxic organization of mages, so I too have projected at times my negative experiences onto Thorne. It's best to judge them on their own merits and mistakes. Which are many. I can bitch with the best of them about this place, believe me, but it is its own mess.
Look... You're not wrong about why I feel the way that I do. My concern is — I forgot my past in that dream. What it led me to was happy enough, but it was... complacent. I'm not yet convinced that it was the right choice, even if the lens I look through now is colored by my past.
I'll not act without a firm understanding of what's at stake. I mean that. I'll do my best to see things as they are. Perhaps we will come to agree on all things, or perhaps it will make us bitter enemies in the end... but you have my respect. I'll not try anything without seeking your council, at the least. With equal affection — that's all I can promise.
I'm not saying we have to forget everything we experienced or what made us who we are. It's just not always helpful to the situation at hand. There may be times when what you've gone through will directly solve situations here and be for the best. It's mostly about pinpointing when it is us being reasonable or being reactive.
And I'm not saying this is a you only problem. I've had this conversation with myself, with everyone I know, probably with the next group of Summoned when they arrive. We are stuck in this world for now and it is imperative to me not to make it worse intentionally.
It makes sense to be unnerved at how much we lost in that strange future, but if anything, it has been a warning we can learn from.
But please don't indicate we could be enemies, I am already too tired and stressed to worry about that!
[ Unlike his usual messages, this is a more instinctive response, so Cid doesn't frame it up like a letter as he's accustomed to: ] Istredd... When was the last time you got some sleep?
All the more reason to not wear yourself into the ground. At the very least, get away from the books for a spell and go for a walk — you might just manage to take your mind off it all long enough to rest.
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Date: 2024-07-09 02:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-07-09 04:26 pm (UTC)My friend, I mean this with all the affection in my heart, you can't compare everything you've been through to the situation here. If you do, you'll act irrationally at the smallest of provocations, and that won't help anyone. I know you will always be the sum of your experiences, but this sphere is not ours. You must take it as it is to get anywhere.
I was raised in a toxic organization of mages, so I too have projected at times my negative experiences onto Thorne. It's best to judge them on their own merits and mistakes. Which are many. I can bitch with the best of them about this place, believe me, but it is its own mess.
-Istredd
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Date: 2024-07-13 04:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-07-13 07:55 pm (UTC)I'm not saying we have to forget everything we experienced or what made us who we are. It's just not always helpful to the situation at hand. There may be times when what you've gone through will directly solve situations here and be for the best. It's mostly about pinpointing when it is us being reasonable or being reactive.
And I'm not saying this is a you only problem. I've had this conversation with myself, with everyone I know, probably with the next group of Summoned when they arrive. We are stuck in this world for now and it is imperative to me not to make it worse intentionally.
It makes sense to be unnerved at how much we lost in that strange future, but if anything, it has been a warning we can learn from.
But please don't indicate we could be enemies, I am already too tired and stressed to worry about that!
-Istredd
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Date: 2024-07-20 08:49 pm (UTC)wrapping? 🎁
Date: 2024-07-22 02:40 pm (UTC)Just look after yourself, is all.
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