Irish
Irish
9. The windy day is not the day for thatching
I am working. I am working away. I am continuing to work. I am working hopefully. I am working diligently. I am pleased with the work I have done up to now. Things look better now than they did. The rocket looks better. Yes, rocket, I said. I feel a bit daft calling this craft a rocket. But that is what it is. My own little rocket.
I have not lost hope in politics. I am still writing to politicians. I am posting my opinions online. I am writing to the newspapers. There is now a public debate on global warming and it’s good to have a debate. I praise the debate. I praise the opinions. I praise the campaign being carried out by groups and individuals. They are all very worthwhile. I hope the lively debate will get a result. I hope people will listen to it.
But I don’t trust them. I’m a sensible person. I’m a level headed person. I’m a reasonable person. I’m not going to take the chance that the politicians will listen to me. I’m not going to take a chance at all. The windy day is not the day for thatching. I won’t leave the preparation until the last minute. I am working. I am building. I will continue doing that with the rocket. I hope my rocket won’t be needed, though. I hope the politicians will be as reasonable and sensible as I am. But I won’t be the worse off if they aren’t.
I am working. I am building from dawn to dusk. But don’t think that I am giving in to despair. Don’t think that I am giving in to a lack of courage. No fear of that. It’s just that I have to be active. I can’t sit back on my oars. I have to do something. There are some people who do nothing except complain. There are people who say: “This is wrong” but they don’t make any attempt to make it right. I am not like that. I recognise we have a problem. I recognise that we have to discuss that problem. But talking is not enough for me. I have to act.
And you are acting too. I know that you are acting too. I know that you are acting as much as I am. I understand that this is a big project. I understand that this is a challenging project. So be it. I am not afraid of a challenge. I am not afraid of a lot of work.
And don’t worry about that other thing. Don’t worry about affairs of the heart. I am fine. Well, I’m a bit better, but I admit I am a bit lonely, right enough. I am lucky, though, because I have friends. I have good friends. I will be talking to you soon. I swear I will.
