Re: virus: History and the Ocean

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:46:05 -0800

Bill wrote:

>Reed wrote:
>>The power is never in direct confrontation, because the breath of
>>a single person is never enough. True power is reflected off the
>>ocean, which turns a playful slap at the water into a Tsunami.
>
>Nice metaphor, now use it with History as in an example. History is filled
>with single men or small groups who hold/held a disproportional of power
>and wealth. I like the idea and beauty of the phrase, but the will of the
>masses is fleeting and transitory.

Until it is directed into a safe, enclosed bay. And the tide starts to break...

-Prof. Tim