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Ok The Center Will Not Hold
We Have Arrived at the Precipice: The Culture of Ego Will End Us
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
In “The Second Coming” by poet William Butler Yeats, he asserts that chaos is descending upon the world; the forces that should bring order are failing to do so. His message is that the present world is falling apart, and a new ominous reality is going to emerge. When he says, “Everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned,” it implies that we are all complicit.
Creatives like writers and artists are the conscience, heart, and soul of a culture. Not only do they serve as a mouthpiece to reflect the collective consciousness, but they also bring prescient warnings.
One of the most prolific writers of the 20th century was Joan Didion, and I have always hoped to channel her voice when I write. I am not merely providing information and recovery assistance from the perspective of a life coach or victim of narcopathic abuse. I am first and foremost…
