"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Kidnapper Logic

"....I croaked out a question to Omar, “Is it your intention to execute us?”

Omar replied with what I took to be gratifying vehemence. “That would make no sense at all,” he shot back. “My mission was to capture you and bring you back to my emir, where you could not be found.” He then continued with some pride, “If my mission had been to assassinate you, you would now be dead.” His unassailable logic was comforting, at least superficially."
(Robert Fowler. A Season In Hell. My 130 Days In The Sahara With Am Qaeda)

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