London… you are all jealous

1-24-06

“That misery does not make all virtuous, experience too certainly informs us; but it is no less certain that of what virtue there is, misery produces far the greater part. Physical evil may be therefore endured with patience, since it is the cause of moral good; and patience itself is one virtue by which we are prepared for that state in which evil shall be no more.”

-Samuel Johnson, Idler No. 89

Paradoxical. Misery/evil makes virtue, yet heaven has no evil and therefore no virtue. Maybe that’s the purpose of Earth.

States earlier that youths are forced into religion before their minds are well formed but doesn’t question its validity. Maybe that’s a different essay.

I don’t think many of the girls got Rambler No. 18.

The Tower of London was pretty cool. I like castles. Saw a cool tour guide guy, he was funny. So were the guards. They were marching and some people weren’t getting out of their way fast enough so one yelled, “Make way for the guard”. It was cool.

Kait and the creative writers were found. We ate all you can eat pizza and then played cards. Good times.

Official CS LAN party tomorrow. 8 plans not to go. Have to register for classes on Monday. I don’t know what I’m going to take yet. I’ll let you all know. 😛