TLA Anno 11
FB: Best, that’s not what the “pathetic fallacy” actually means.
Check out panel 1’s heads of Syr’Nj, Frigg, and Gravedust leaning out of the door (in height order from top to bottom) to listen in on this conversation. That’s a very “Waltrip” touch, especially since he just leaves their expressions to our imagination.
There is one aspect of Byron here that does remind me of myself more than Flo: the social idealism. The feeling that “Hey, this is how it should all work. We have our own subculture, with its own rituals, and it promotes the things we believe in.” That idea is encoded into a lot of my work, in one way or another. And as Flo and I started to close the book on Guilded Age’s holiday stories, it was worth revisiting the whole concept of Axemas and breaking it down into a similar values statement.
‘You’re my Best friend.’
–Alternate Universe Byron’s last words.
“…And I want you to know that my feelings are true; I really love you–”
“Uhh… stay where you are, Byron.”
“Not what I meant.”
Lyrics to match the jacket.
Missed yesterday’s update somehow, denying me the chance to repeat one of my favorite observations I ever came across, namely: A lot of people find it much harder to forgive someone they have wronged than to forgive someone for wronging them.
A person you have wronged is a constant painful reminder of your own failure.
So very true. It’s related to the common observation that the flaws in others we condemn the most vehemently are, often, the very flaws we ourselves have. There’s a tendency to recognize those flaws of ours at least semi-consciously, and then to protect our pride and our egos, and avoid the hard work of atonement, by externalizing them.
The feeling which goes with that is also what I thought during the last panel: What if they don’t *want* to be friends?
Friendship is a mutual thing, and maybe Best doesn’t want Byron to be his friend? Unless I’m pretty sure that it will be appreciated, I’d be fairly cautious about telling someone that I’m their friend, because that implies that I expect them to be mine.
God. Thats too real. I am currently trying to forgive two people who I am angry at because they wronged me/my loved ones, but its been a lot harder to let go of this anger because I know that I also didn’t behave the way I wanted to. Its weird how much harder that really is.
Although maybe its not entirely irrational. I don’t want to put myself into positions where I am going to behave in ways that I don’t want. I’m not sure if their behavior has changed in ways that make that not a risk anymore (short version: a big part of the wrong that was done was actively misleading people, so its hard for me to trust)….. I dunno. A lot to sort though. (also, obviously my actions are on me, not trying to push it off on other people, but I don’t want to set myself up for failure either)