my instinctive reaction to this is to recoil. the bullies, the pedophiles, the warlords.. they victimize people, how could the victims use them?
secondly, even if it were possible, to "make use" of them is to gain something positive from them which equates to gratitude.. that's a little too hard to swallow..
Proustian artistry requires pain and suffering...and to, perversely be thankful to the people who antagonize us...something like stockholm syndrome, I suppose.
my instinctive reaction to this is to recoil. the bullies, the pedophiles, the warlords.. they victimize people, how could the victims use them?
ReplyDeletesecondly, even if it were possible, to "make use" of them is to gain something positive from them which equates to gratitude.. that's a little too hard to swallow..
am i missing something here..
Proustian artistry requires pain and suffering...and to, perversely be thankful to the people who antagonize us...something like stockholm syndrome, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it is a call to rise above our tormentors and somehow make them our mentors!
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm just shooting in the dark...
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