Frenesi

[Terrance]

Bandwraith at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/4/04 6:16:05 PM, lycidas2 at earthlink.net writes:
> 
> << VL is a novel about work. And the greatest work of all, as St. Paul
> 
> says, is charity.  >>
> 
> I think the working metaphor in VL is probably better illuminated
> by a consideration of work in the karmic sense, as in working off
> the "sins" of previous lives, which being charitable, of course, is
> not bad example.

Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out but I'm not exactly gettin
any Enlightenment here from all zem  Buddhists on the ward. I know, have
to find out for myself, like Dorothy, but a man can't live on koans
alone,  ain't exactly like taking communion in faith, hope, and charity.
Give me some skin, Blood.  Or are yews entry level back office paper
pushin cell phone playin the Jeopardy jingle jerk offs just gonna sit
there and meditate in front of the screen? All I here is gripe, gripe,
gripe. About the boss, the job, the work. Scanlon wants to bomb the
place to kingdom come. Sefelt blames the drugs. Fredrickson blames his
family troubles. Well, you're all just passing the buck. OK, set there
and watch the wheels go round and round, shadows on the wall, play your
play station toooz,  waddle I care. 


"It's my job---I can't back out." VL.176-177