41st Devotion: Contemplating the Past

[favoritetraitor]

[Filtered away from Saya]

Is there such a thing as redemption for the past? Can a person ever progress beyond what life has handed them? Or are they forever stained beyond any hope of forgiveness of their circumstances...

An idle thought, but one which I would be interested in hearing others opinions about...

[Private to Aya]
Mr. Fujimiya, I'd like to order a bouquet of Red Tulips to be sent to the following address.

Comments

[cal-sitter.livejournal.com]

That's dependent on the circumstances and those in a position to forgive, isn't it?

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose you're right. I fear this is one of those 'unanswerable' questions... there would always be far too many factors for there to be an easy answer.

[cal-sitter.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, that's been my experience.

[nogoodpeople.livejournal.com]

There is no easy answer to that.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Yes... I suppose philosophers have spent their whole lives debating such questions, and yet... died without ever finding the answers they were looking for...

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Do you believe in redemption, Mr....?

[nogoodpeople.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately so.

[cal-sitter.livejournal.com]

Leandros. I suppose I don't believe that redemption is a universal possibility.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Leandros. I'm Solomon Goldsmith...

Such a grim view... how can there be 'hope' without the concept of redemption being possible? And so it would follow, what value could life hold if there was no hope...?

Unless, there are other things to cling to...

Private

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

Alright.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

I don't believe that we've spoken before. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Solomon Goldsmith...

[cal-sitter.livejournal.com]

Things such as family? Trust?

I don't discount the possibility of redemption, Mr. Goldsmith. I discount the notion that there is always hope of forgiveness.

[nogoodpeople.livejournal.com]

I don't think we have. I've only arrived recently.

It's Tseng.

Private

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Could you please address them to Saya Otonashi?

Private

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Re: Private

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

On second thought... I think I'd like to have a mixed bouquet if that would be alright? Freesia, and perhaps some red and white chrysanthemums added in. I trust that you will come up with a pleasing arrangement.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

A pleasure, Mr. Tseng. I trust that you're adapting to the chaotic nature of this city well enough?

[nogoodpeople.livejournal.com]

Well enough. It's been interesting.

[valentineluke.livejournal.com]

History books seem to dictate otherwise.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Trust seems to be an even more delicate ideal... so fragile. Hard to attain, harder to keep. But something to strive for, if the end goal is important enough...

Private

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

That is my job.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I've seen it so many times before... but there are always exceptions...

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Interesting is one word for it...

[nogoodpeople.livejournal.com]

One of the kinder ones, I expect.

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

I think...I used to think people pretty much had set paths, had to do the best with whatever they had, whatever they were. Now, I guess I think it's possible to choose another path.