Hello, my name is Prince Leo Myshkin and my good friend Billy Pilgrim has tasked me with penning a post. Billy will be indisposed for a few days whilst the medical industrial complex has their way with him. If anyone wishes Billy ill for his past indiscretions or his seeming lack of compassion for those spending the winter at lake pity, your wishes may have come true. It is very difficult for me to imagine anyone wishing Billy ill but it was also very difficult for me to imagine life outside of the Swiss sanatorium that both held me prisoner and occasionally gave me shelter from the electrical storms raging in my head.
Billy has given me carte blanche on enjoy the moment but therein lays the problem. I’ve never been given carte blanche before and I find it very overwhelming. There is a certain comfort in having all your decisions made by others and not having any pressure to be productive or display any intelligence. Being an idiot can be both a curse and a blessing. In the past when I had no freedom, I had many things to say and some of them would probably have made sense. It’s easy to make sense when expectations are low, but can I make sense when expectations are high? I doubt if I’ll ever have an answer to that question because I can't imagine anyone ever having high expectations of me. Billy’s good friend Eliot has said that he has high expectations of me but that doesn't count. Eliot provides unconditional positive support to every living creature on the planet. Eliot once told me Ivan the terrible wasn't such a bad guy.
I will do us all a service by not squandering your valuable time listening to the ramblings of an idiot as I’m sure there is no shortage of idiots in everyone's circle of friends. Are your idiots compassionate christians or are your idiots nihilists? Can a person be both a compassionate christian and a nihilist? Is it possible to be a compassionate christian without a shred of nihilism? I do not pretend to know the answers to these questions. Billy often told me that any nitwit can be philosophical but being happy requires work.
Please remember, you were sick, but now you are well again. And there's work to be done. Goddammit, work at being happy!
18 comments:
You did fine, Leo.
Certainly even Gandhi must have had flashes of nihilism.
Leo posited,
" Is it possible to be a compassionate christian without a shred of nihilism? "
No, a "shred" is not nearly enough.
Is it possible to be a compassionate christian without a shred of COMPASSION?
No, it is a requirement.
Didn't Gandhi say "I don't mind your Christ, it's your Christians I can do without"?
hang tuff billy ( and Prince too).
AirForce FTW!
Greetings, Prince Myshkin, it's a pleasure to receive your epistle. While you're here, would you do me the honour of answering a question I've always wanted to ask you? Why in God's name didn't you pork the general's daughter?
Hi, Leo. I actual have a son name that. But on my blog I use "alias"..." Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent but all facts are true."
Do you have blog of your own?
Hope your day is full of laughter.
Coffee is on
I'm plenty happy enough, when I'm not bitching about the big picture.
Billy, my friend, I'm as happy as a pig in shit, Goddammit! :-P
Big Hugs 'N Kisses! ;-P
Take care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
WHY NOT...
thanks leo, next time you can toss a few more compliments my way.
well i'm back and here's my advice to all you sons of bitches i love so fucking much:
if some asshole offers you a free colonoscopy, read the fine print before accepting.
All clear on the southern front?
right as rain.
so i got that going for me too!
All clear on the northern front?
Glad you're back Billy.
I did have a long , stupid comment but decided to go for a short, stupid comment instead.
Billy, mate, glad to hear that you're OK. Sorry to hear that you're wearing a colostomy bag. Hope that it's nothing too serious and that the bugger doesn't itch! :-P
I know a joke about a colostomy bag, but this being a family orientated site, I won't post it! :-P
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' Night!
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
Thanks for the update Prince Leo, and appreciate the info. Give my best to BP.
I know some places around town where you can get free colonoscopies, but none of them are doctors offices, so I avoid 'em, if you catch my drift.
Billy, my ever-amazing and ever-amusing Canadian Cockatrice, now, Deadwood's something that I ain't seen, man, know wharra mean? Therefore, brother, can't comment on it, now, can I, bro - iniit! However, I loved the way you referred to one of our best as 'the Shakespeare guy'! :-P Now, my main man, are you trying to pull the pisser of a renowned and well worn pisser, or are you just 'aving a laugh, mate. 'Old Shaky' was one of our all-time literary greats, not-to-mention, comedians. Like Dickens, probably _the_ main man, William, was a cool dude who knew a trick or two, and always had one up his sleeve, and never failed to use one to misdirect and confuse the reader.
This thought I'd share the ride with ya, man!
Blackie And The Rodeo Kings are a Canadian band that I've actually heard before, billy, my friend, and yet again, I have to commend you on your taste in all things foot-tappingly musical. Did you indeed know Apollo, the God of music? Cool groove, neat beat, warraa treat!
Here's to The Rising Sun, and to the avoidance of acid, man!
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' Night!
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
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