Spring

Well, it's spring here in New York, and those of us from Minnesota all know what that means. Yes, that's right, construction! They do things a bit differently here though. For one, the day before they rip up a street a sign is put up informing the citizens that there will be no parking on said street the next day, which is a rather clever idea, don't you think? The only problem witht that is that people don't have places to put there cars, so they still park them on the street when they come home at night. Which means there is just one thing to be done. At six o'clock in the morning the police or construction crew, I'm really not sure which, comes up the street with a bull horn informing everyone that today is the day we have all be waiting for, the wondrous construction, and would you please move your car. They do this for a bit, and leave. Then come back and do it again. Today, I am sure I heard one of them say around 0730 'Alright guys, it's time to get up! Move it!'.

A Dream

He had a dream. A dream that one day boys and girls, men and women, children of all ages will sit together, learning and singing. A dream that one day these people will march together to the holy city of Jerusalem and prey, praising G-d, our G-d the great and merciful Creator of all things. There on the mountain sits a majestic palace in which lives the greatest King of all, ruling in peace a united nation. He dreamed of a land where there is no war, no hate, no hunger; a land in which people live together in peace and prosperity. But he could not achieve this alone. He needs each person, each one of us to do our part. He knew the steps, the great and small, knew that there was a job for each.

The dream is Moshiach, the dreamer is the Rebbe, and the job is mine.

Licht

little candle
silent flame
sits alone in darking night
steady forward, growing strong
one to the next
silent candle
little flame

Why SciFi?

Why scifi is something that I have been asked, and have pondered many times. Most often when people are asked this question they respond with something along the lines of a hope for a better tomorrow, or a need to believe in something more. For me, this is not quite the case.

While Science Fiction, in most cases, does give me a degree of hope for a better tomorrow, I find that with its aliens and apocalypses offer an unique view into the human psyche. Many genres tell us something about ourselves, though none of them with quite the depth as Scifi does. Horror's goal is to scare us, comedy to amuse. Drama is an attempt to portray a near lifelike situation. Scifi looks at why.

Science Fiction looks at who we are, where we came from, where we are going, and wonders why, how, what now? Every answer that the various authors and producers come up with tell us about us. The whole point of Science Fiction is to think, to explore the Human, not just entertain it. That is why I read and watch Scifi.