NP | ZK translation: a self-willed inferno

[Paul Mackin]

Self willed means doing what one wants.  In the present context, actually
willing to bring about the end of the world.  Not waiting for it to end of
its own accord.

On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> P243.25-30   Stenmark said, “Apocalypse is inherent in the structure of
> time and long-range climate and cosmic upheaval. But are we seeing the
> signs of a self-willed inferno? And are we counting the days before
> advanced nations, or not so advanced, begin to deploy the most hellish
> weapons? Isn’t it inevitable? All the secret nestings in various parts of
> the world.
>
> What does "self-willed" mean here?
>
>
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