...that when you read something that apparently turns on a light in your brain, things that are clearly related seem to pop up all of a sudden. It is like you can finally see the fnords - and what's behind them.

In my spiritual explorations, particularly in this latest book, the concentration on love and reverence (which is something I feel Mr. Tremblay is also touching on without calling it out explicitly) is a central theme; specifically, non-judgmental love. When becoming the change we wish to see in the world, i.e. love and reverence rather than control, it is important to do so unconditionally. Though, love and hate (and lots of stuff in between) may not be opposites, they surely aren't the same. I would assume holding others, even those we fundamentally disagree with, in reverence for who they are and what their particular nature is - perhaps even loving them as a part of the same universe we all occupy - is the utmost that anarchists could accomplish. This still all sounds kind of like froofy talk to me, but as more and more instances and examples of what I read keep popping up, I have to wonder.

I also mentioned something at the GayHard board about adding "light" to increase the amount of good in someone (evil being symbolized by an absence of light more so than the presence of darkness), which is impossible if we withdraw. Admittedly, this is much harder in practice than in theory, and would surely take much, much love.

Very good food for thought, though.