The problem with America today is that in trying to be productive, we have become absolutely useless. I say "absolutely" because in an immediate sense we are not useless; but ultimately, we are. We will not outlive our rate of production; once we stop delivering the goods, we become a liability on the world's radar. Poetry, literature, wrestlings with the infinite, things that can perpetuate a nation, people, and civilization beyond its own finite existence are generally wasted in America. We have no time for them, as they are not immediately useful. Perhaps America will fulfill T.S. Elliot's prophecy of the "Hollow Men": we end, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
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A whimper...how appropriate. It indicates that at the very last, mankind will have some indication of what they've done. I pity them at that moment, for in having got rid of everything that makes them human, they will be unable to express their very human emotion. Thank you for your reply--it definitely made sense.
Jon,
Congraulations on the English award!!!! That is FABULOUS!
Ms. Karen
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