On 01-02-98 David Martorana wrote to Day Brown... 
 DM> And simple logic 
 DM>    would have it that if you must die, nothing has meaning, unless 
 DM>    you play poetry or a religion card ...and that has no justifiable 
 DM>    basis .............and so ??????????????????????????????????????? 
Well, spoze your life is a work of art, like a very long movie? 
Well maybe not long enough to suit you, but... nevertheless, I do 
not think you want to judge it by the popularity of the masses,  
who we know to be gullible fools, but rather, something that might 
be pleasing to an experienced, mature, audience.  I spoze God may 
be such a conneiseur, what kind of review would he write? 
 
Job & Oedipus come to mind.  The former was restored to his place 
as if rewarded, the latter died homeless.  The former was to be a 
lesson in faith, the latter a lesson in nobility.  The former lost 
all that he had, was given everything but his family back, and he 
was spozed to be grateful; God sounds like a district judge, who 
could have taken you for every thing you had, and wants you to be 
grateful he only took half.  Yeah. thanks. 
 
Oedipus lost it all because he wanted to keep his integrity.  He 
did, and it was worth it.  Makes for a damn good movie. 
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