Are you still there?
I’m not. I’ve gone away for a while. I might be back soon, but I wouldn’t count on it. It’s been a long time, actually– far too long to be a “Vacation”, or a “Pause”, or even a “Break”. Sometimes, I think back to when I was there, and remember looking forward to being gone. On occasion, I will feel whimsical, or nostalgic. In my memory, I will re-visit those moments and dwell for a long time upon them, pondering what was said, or done, tracing back a twinge of emotion to a specific occurrence, until all time slowly fades away.
It is in these times of reflection that I find myself a proud, dignified, and abundantly opinionated sort of person, adequately stocked with formidable yet polished ammunition for any arising disagreements, and blessed with the unassuming disposition to care little for using it. My radiant air of natural repose cools the hot-headed, calms the nervous, and quiets the unreasonable. I emanate peace.
Bring me your poor and starving. Convey your angry and sick to me en route. Commit your meek and simple to my care.
I sympathize. I comfort. I heal. I am, in all ways, a man of Peace.
Because I do not allow war.
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