One Million Project Magazine

The first premise explores whether youthful
ideals are destroyed with the passage of time
and exposure to humanity’s flaws. Do all
adults become more cynical with the passage
of time? Do we cave to the philosophy of ‚If
you can’t beat them, join them‛ as we age? Or
does repeated exposure to corruption, greed,
and war deaden our need to condemn such
practices?
Interesting questions to ponder. I would like
to believe we can retain our youthful wonder
and optimism; although, I have also encountered
the increased cynicism in many people
over time. In Those Who Would Resist My
Rule, we see how new generations believe
they can right the wrongs inflicted upon them
by the current political bureaucracy. We continue
reading only to find those same idealistic
revolutionaries falling into the same mind
set, as they become enmeshed in the day-today
tasks involved with governing.
The protagonist in the story reflects on his
continuing use of brutality, reasoning that it
is a performance which the citizenry has
grown to expect. It is a show of power designed
to intimidate and bring order. He
confesses feeling trapped into maintaining
this role for the good of all. With the passage
of many decades, he doesn’t recognize his
errors in judgment until it is too late. The advisors
he has relied upon over the years encourage
his oppressive acts. He surrounds
himself only with people who agree with him
and destroys anyone who protests his actions.
And he doesn’t have a Twitter account!
Unbelievable!) Strangely, he chooses a wife
who rebels against the dictatorial side of the
man she married forcing him to show the
prince he’s carefully hidden from view so that
he can win her heart.
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