Find current affairs & prompts below.
PAPPA RAZZI
The Stranger
(Take One)
The Stranger is an important archetype. He inhabits our deep psyche,
and is a part of the heroism within ourselves. He is our dream of going
out into the world, doing good, and then simply moving on. He is
usually subsumed by our Ego, who needs a reward, but he is alive in
culture. From James Bond to Doctor Who, he is our ultimate fantasy
hero. And he is so successful because he is what men dream of being.
BRIT NEWS: City watchdog says we
will have to work until we’re 70 to get
decent pension. Sorry, decent pension is a
dream we can’t afford. When will we realise this?
HEALTH NEWS: Swine flu no longer containable. In UK 100,000
cases a day by Aug most gloomy prediction. But still mild in
most cases.
WORLD NEWS: Bloggers and Govts working as one? It
seems pressure from the two spheres are making
China relent on internet censorship. Shocked
all round.
One Single Impression
Sunday Scribblings
HUMAN
Sci Fi: ‘So you have your report?’ asked the Director of Galactic
Misdemeanour. ‘I have,’ replied the Investigator. ‘The species is
Human, planet Earth. Typical evolutionary path. Reached globally
calamitous tech levels rather quickly, spurred on by a series of
ideologies and inter-species hatreds. The destructive path always
seems to provide the better tech. Descended into trivia-based
mass capitalism as expected, and accelerated climate change,
with the double problems of tech-based medications accelerating
viral evolution, and chemical use reducing sperm count.’ The
director sat back: ‘Classic self-hate syndrome.’ He sighed. When
will these lower species learn, he wondered, looking again
at the fossil.
STRANGER
(Take Two)
The stranger comes, who is he?
He’s going to change your destiny,
Stranger – how things now occur,
Nothing the same, all a blur,
Stranger, stranger all you do,
For good or bad, it’s life anew
© Anthony North, July 2009
