Beliefs

Myself as Henry Albertson in THE FANTASTICKS.

Beliefs

“I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order

to make room for belief.”--Immanuel Kant.

I sincerely believe that Donald J. Trump is the actual

embodiment of Benito Mussolini, with the sentiments

& trappings of George Wallace--but today, like the

President of Mexico, who first likened him to Hitler,

if Trump somehow becomes the next President, all

of us will have to gird our loins, tone down our rhetoric

and somehow persevere & endure his reign of racist,

isolationist, bullying, arrogance, and sexist dictatorship.

I once passionately believed that I would become a

successful actor, being classically trained & superbly

ego-driven, but alas, though I had the talent & became

a professional for a decade, I never really made a decent

living. So when teaching beckoned, I answered the call.

I really believe that our world is upside down at the moment,

as unreasonable manipulated fear inhabits all of our lives.

Radical Islamic terrorists, like filthy nests of lethal rodents,

will hide & proliferate in plain sight & be very difficult to

eliminate or eradicate. I fear that my young grandchildren

will continue to be affected by this latest Crusade.

I used to believe that one day I would become a famous

writer. I do love to write, & I continue to excel in every form

of writing I have encountered--fiction, non-fiction, short

stories, novels, poetry, essays, reviews, & technical prose,

still favoring writing first in longhand--and yet, my creative

writing has never given me an income, & the hoary dream

of being published has morphed into a 21st century new

form--whereby the sainted pulsating internet allows my words

to visit every corner of the globe, & fellowship with other

writers has replaced avarice & ancient imprinting.

I have always believed that my eye for composition would

enable me to become a terrific photographer, but for most

of my life photography was too expensive for me to explore.

Yet, wonderfully in this digital age my dream has come to

fruition, & the inexorable reaches of the cyber realities have

allowed me to solidly connect with photographers all over

this busy planet, & yes, my own images now daily grace more

than a dozen international photography sites.

Belief is comfort.

though absolute truth can be

elusive & rare.

Glenn Buttkus 

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