Day: April 10, 2005

I have decided that nothing bothers me more than obfuscation and lying. I guess this is mostly prompted by the fact that Pope John Paul II has asked that his personal papers be burned instead of preserved. Doing this does a great disservice to those who want to know more about the man who helped to shape the 20th century. I think that we have a responsibility to leave an accurate record of ourselves during our lives. The people coming after us should be allowed to understand us with 360 degree clarity, not just what is written about us, but also what we say about ourselves.
It is my fervent hope that at the moment of extinction, we are granted an instant of absolute clarity, I think it would be the ultimate disappointment to die without having your life’s questions answered. The world is full of mystery, and each layer of mystery we uncover reveals a deeper mystery beneath. I hope that an ultimate truth ultimately underlies the mystery.