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To: Frederick Smart who wrote (84771)	8/3/2000 7:45:24 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) of 108807

Why exactly does Neo's description of putting bread on the table, raising their families, volunteering at their schools and churches, and paying their taxes exclude the possibility of living a life "pedal to the medal", or imply somehow a life lived in fear? I am finding this whole exchange perplexing and aggravating. As if a man who foregoes playing in a rock band because he believes it more important to sit in the bleachers and watch his son play Little League were choosing LESS? A man who remains in a job that pays well but leaves him creatively unfulfilled, because he has a tuition check to write each semester, or a nursing home to pay for, is a coward, for not pursuing his own self-interests? Pedal to the medal is an unfortunate choice of phrases, I think. It implies a certain disregard for the vehicles around one. It seems to me that living fully in a moment regardless of the circumstances- small or large- and avoiding the trappings of self-indulgent, emotional introspection is a far more mature and ultimately meaningful way of living. Too often, "Damn the torpedoes!" is interpreted as "The hell with others' needs. It is I-I-I who matters."

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