Happy Hallowe'en to one & all! Even I, The Last Angry Man who finds fault in nearly everything & nearly everyone, take no issue with the contemporary American rituals commemorating All Hallows' Eve. 'Tis good, clean fun dressing up as someone or something else for a night of merrily threatening one's neighbors; the extortionary nature of the ultimatum, "Trick or treat," exposes the true nature of this wicked world, an excellent lesson for children to learn, even if it goes over most of their heads in their mad pursuit of sugary oblivion. It is also gratifying to see that for one night at least we, a culture that pretends to immortality, not only recognize but indeed celebrate the closeness of death, the intimacy of death to every life. Death cannot be avoided & it should not be ignored; one day we shall each of us journey to the Bard's "undiscovered Country," whether we wish to or not.
Happy Hallowe'en, everyone!
"Trick or treat,
Smell my feet,
Give me something good to eat!"
The Rebel Black Dot Song of Hallowe'en
Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra, "Bewitched Theme" via iTunes (T.L.A.M.)
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