Dearly beloved,
It has to be said that today was certainly unusual in that we had a strange new visitor at the inn. A young girl who turned up with a cat draped round her shoulders: she is an artist, and has it as her current purpose in life to learn a little from Plasson.
Not of course that she shows him any respect whatsoever, “hey you!” she called out to him upon their first meeting on the beach, “caught anything yet?” she quipped..
He of course, while not showing it, loved this… as all great artists what he chiefly lacks in this life is any serious challenge, and it seems this strange long haired and darkly amusing girl may present him with that; in her role as bizzarly, and somewhat comical, mismatched protege.
In fact she has been shaking us all up a little, with her simple open accepting love she has won all out hearts, and with her novel ideas, all our minds as well. Last night I suspect that few of us gained much in the way of the respite of sleep as we found ourselves strangely unable to leave her company. On one hand she seemed almost childishly naive, on the other there seemed to be almost no facet of modern life of which she was unaware, modern developments in music most especially.
In the end our talk turned to matters of humanity however, and the difficult terraine of relative morality.
And, in particular that of of vigilante justice, a subject on which I and Plasson differ greatly, he believing that it best that the world is left that it is.. I on the other feel that if one is able to do something to greatly improve the lot of others, no matter the implications, then one is almost obliged to do so.
This to my mind should include fighting, even to the point of death of the self or compadres, if there are those that oppress and use their position cause serious despair and hurt to innocents, then (should they refuse to change their ways upon the use of admonishment and milder reprimand) then they needs must be dealt with in order to protect those that they might victimise.
Plasson of course chooses to differ in this, believing that one should in fact eschew violence in ALL its forms, as once one takes it as a creed then one is forever doomed to be it’s servant; and, while I believe that this is not so, stating my case quite strongly even.. on later cogitation I find it hard to refute.
Except perhaps in existencial and reletivistic terms: sometimes one needs to do what one must in order to protect one’s self, loved ones, and the general order of society.
We did however both manage to find agreement on the hypothesis that this human trait of caring and wishing to keep things as they are is frequently abused by those in a position to do so.
One day I sincerely hope you may be able to join us in our discussions, even though I know that time is not yet, still I feel there is much that you might add.
I remain yours,
Bartleboom, Phd.