A Writer’s Cry for Comfort

Summary

Suzanne V. Tanner reflects on the current state of the world, expressing a struggle to find peace and meaning amidst societal turmoil and the personal challenge of continuing daily routines in the face of overwhelming global issues.

Abstract

The article "A Writer’s Cry for Comfort" by Suzanne V. Tanner delves into the emotional turmoil of recent times, comparing the collective dread to erupting volcanoes. Tanner acknowledges the long-standing suspicions about the current state of affairs and the human tendency to ignore negative realities. She questions the possibility of returning to normalcy when faced with the relentless atrocities committed against humanity. The author describes a metaphorical revelation of oppressors as small, alien-like beings, suggesting that their power lies in the illusions they project. The global pandemic has exacerbated feelings of futility, with daily activities seeming inconsequential in the face of larger societal wrongs. Tanner challenges the reader to consider the importance of addressing injustices over personal pursuits, while also contemplating the resilience of humanity against the destructive forces in power.

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Tanner expresses a personal struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy and hope in a world that seems to be spiraling into despair.
She criticizes the societal leaders, referring to them as "demons, dictators, and harbingers of doom," who are responsible for the suffering and dehumanization of people.
The author believes that the true nature of these oppressive forces is hidden behind powerful illusions, and exposing them could lead to their downfall.
There is a sense of helplessness and questioning whether any actions taken in daily life can truly make a difference in the face of systemic issues.
Tanner suggests that the global pandemic has forced a confrontation with the harsh realities of the world, making previous personal achievements and aspirations seem trivial.
She emphasizes the importance of not ignoring the blatant injustices and the need for collective action to right the wrongs in society.
The article conveys a call to action, urging readers to consider whether they are willing to accept the current state of the world or fight against the power brokers seeking to dismantle society further.

Fingers to keyboard can help when we crave a temporary surrender to the pain and loss devouring our insides.

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For me, recent days capped volcanoes of feeling terrified. Brain and body aching all over.

Many in our world suspected this current state of affairs from the beginning, and not too many years ago.

Hopelessly, during some of these days I struggle to find peace and meaning. Instead, I watch myself feign blindness, pull a woolen hood over my face, roll my eyes and pretend it is/can/will be business as usual.

We all have the ability to convince ourselves that any negative thinking is no more than science fiction, walking-dead kind of shell game nightmares.

Not so, my darlings.

In many ways, I tremble in horror wondering whether we have reached the point of no return.

How can we stop pushing back and protesting when the murder, maiming, incarceration, intimidation, rape, minimization, persecution, dehumanization of our fellow brothers and sisters, only intensifies. Never to stop until the sitting in office demons, dictators and harbingers of doom finally destroy humans, soil and core.

You do know don’t you, without a cloaking device, our aged oppressors stand less than three feet tall. Weighing maybe a total of 28 pounds each in their true alien-like carcases. We only need to find the power source and disconnect the robust mirrors shrouding their crickety bodies and minds.

Have we reached the junction where nothing we do daily has meaning other than Survival? What about righting all the massive Wrongs?

This horrible virus forced us to try and make hay while the sun refused to shine. We still struggle with that, knowing nothing has changed. We wonder if getting out of bed eating, writing, living activities, matter anymore.

Lately, we watch as evil kills body and spirit in good, solid people and we say: What should I do tomorrow? Work on that story I spent a few hours writing which now feels trivial? Even if I thought it was good, I was skirting the issue blaring down on us all. Tearing humanity apart limb from limb. Saying to us: You silly humans, what is more important than the injustices laid bare before you?

What exactly do we do tomorrow and next days? Knowing that the power brokers’ primary desire is for things to get worse. Their malevolent wish for irreversible demolition.

If we cannot get rid of these destroyers now ruling our society, are we sentenced to shrivel-up and die?

Are we not stronger than THAT?

Suzanne V. Tanner writes all sorts of stuff whenever time permits. Her reinvent your life consulting business vies for much of her time. She also provides services in Side Gig advisory and does contract work on customer retention strategies. Vee finds it challenging to keep her: nose out of a book, hands off of the latest recipe she is testing in the kitchen, feet unglued to some bicycle pedals. This abstention rarely succeeds because her partner-in-crime/love-of-her-life guy is playing the same tune side by side. If you’d like to be in email touch: [email protected]