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Impermanence, Multiple Truths, and Door-Knocking
Season 8
Episode 462
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
Description
When I think about impermanence
I think of it as an immutable quality of life.
When I think about democracy, though,
I want to believe in its permanence.
That belief, or illusion,
is what gets me knocking on doors,
making calls, and mailing my ballot.
Maybe both are true: empires come and go,
and there is wisdom in believing in the illusion of their permanence,
at least until proven otherwise.