Jonas Gahr Støre, make note of that name. He is fast becoming a very strong politician. With freedom comes responsibilty.
- I cannot sit here and say I am sorry for something I have not done or have not meant. The right of expression is a right, not a duty. Freedom of expression is absolute. Of course one can say degrading things and make jokes as one wish. Do I think that what was done was wise? No.
And then I wrote on. However, it is too early to say what will become. There are scary parallells in time, but also some encouraging episodes. Can one hope for a reconciliation, is it not coming yet. It is really a deep conflict of importance. Protestants and catholics are quite unlike when it comes to this issue, but that is just surface. Secularisation versus fundamentalists on all sides, is something so more complex. Secularisation does not mean the abolisment of religion. It just becomes a bit mroe personal. And ain't we the ones to speak, ridden as we are with existential angst. At least statistically there is a link between the lack of light and depression.
Statistics are lies. It is the lack of snow that drives us nuts in the winter. Now it is here, at least I feel so much lighter. A meter of soft snow does wonders. Probably incomprehencible, but that is how things are. If you could ever feel the silence of the forest on a night like this. On a starry night shines an almost full moon. Should you ever fall, enjoy.
