Life within human civilization is an inevitable array of tragedy - the tragedy of human irrationality in the face of tremendous pressure to be civilized, to be logical. And it is the tragedy of rationality against the insurmountable irrationality of the mind. There is nothing less logical than the human brain, that collection of chemicals and electrical impulses. It can be made to seem logical, to follow certain rules, but in what are colloquially known as the heart and the head there are essential impossible differences. It is all very well to believe in humanity, in free love, in honor and virtue and right, and another thing entirely to practice such things. I have never met a person, nor do I wish to, who is entirely capable of living up to their ideals, be they staunchly religious and conservative, entirely anarchistic, or clear-headedly rational. Something always interferes.
I would no more wish to see a man or woman wholly contained, wholly controlled, fully rational, than I would to see one entirely animalistic, wholly instinctual, treading the ragged edge of sanity.
So life is a glorious muddle of irrationality, and we must try to cope however we can. I cannot much fault the religious nor those that adhere to any sort of dogma, any more than I can fault the drinker or the acid-tripper or the ascetic. It is a terrible thing to be human.
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