The circle inside grows smaller as the boundary wall expands and spikes. Will there be enough room left for 3? 1? None?
12 years on and I'm reminded of The Coast of Utopia once again:
'He’s a free man because he gives away freely. I’m beginning to understand the trick of freedom. Freedom can’t be a residue of what was unfreely given up, divided up like a fought-over loaf. Every giving up has to be self-willed, freely chosen, unenforceable. Each of us must forgo only what we choose to forgo, balancing our personal freedom of action against our need for the cooperation of other people- who are each making the same balance for themselves. What is the largest number of individuals who can pull this trick off? I would say it’s smaller than a nation, smaller than the ideal communities of Cabet or Fourier. I would say the largest number is smaller than three. Two is possible, if there is love, but two is not a guarantee.'
[Tom Stoppard - The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck]
[Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now]
How does a person that wants community keep one when most let them down?
All I think about is you.
