Answers to Questions, Etc.

Hello!

You need not make apology for the posting break: if posting becomes burdensome, the purpose of this blog (or part of it, at least), would be defeated. Nor are condolences necessary to patch the 'disorder' rough - perhaps my tone was unintentionally harsh, for no offense was taken.

My Christmas was good, albeit brief, in retrospect. It seems that the grandeur of the holiday dwindles with age, or acclimation. I recall the intensity of my desire, in those early Christmases, for the dawn of Christmas Day: a restless night through the Eve, waking early in anticipation, a daunting feast with many relatives situated about a long table. But this Christmas, all of these things were absent. Whatever - money is tight, and life is in transition. I suppose that's what happens.

Recently, I've been re-reading some Redwall books (currently Taggerung). I was thinking about an appropriate vole name for myself, and situated on Bayil Ringtail, decided only out of phonetic appeasability.

If you ever wish to unburden your mind, please don't hesitate to ask.

Your friend,
Vergil.

Whoops...

I'm sorry it took me so long to post again. Forgive me if I don't continue fully the conversation you posted in the last post. I think we see fairly eye to eye, if not as entirely as usual. : )

As for your 'disorder', I apologize. I'm afraid I made an assumption. I'm extremely glad that you have found a beneficiary source. Please don't take any offense. I meant only good by bringing up the subject.

I dearly hope you had a merry Christmas! Mine was fairly good, I suppose. Not as..... well, if you read my blog you'll understand that I'm feeling a bit depressed. But don't let me push that on you. I wanted to ask what you've been reading lately. I recently re-read part of Watership Down and thought of you and our shared enjoyment of the story. Any new books that you've found diverting?

Megan

Lukewarm, Perhaps

Comfort is certainly nice, but also certainly commodity: unnecessary, and temporary. Consider, for example, winter house-heating. The heat provides comfort in the midst of chill, but doesn't actually bolster cold resistance. For this to occur, of course, one would need to expose herself to increasing levels of cold over time; and in this way, the body itself would acclimate to the cold. The same can be said of medicine and illness: the more one allows the body itself to eradicate disease, etc., the stronger it becomes in fighting it. So, if we were to disregard medicines entirely, excepting cases of singular severity, our personal immune systems would not only become well-fortified, but these traits would be passed to future generations, onward, hardening the overall makeup of the immune systems of all future humans (after several generations).

Concerning my 'disorder', I don't think I've told you of everything associated with it, but can assure you that its diagnosis has been beneficial, and continues to be.

I apologize for the terseness and very rough syntax of this post - I've been translating literal Latin at length for some hours. I hope all is well!

Vergil.