Vae asks...

[sythyry]

The apology do I make now for not replying so well the last of my questions; each and every response that comes to me I shall give a reply today.

And -- what sort of monsters do you and your people suffer from?

Comments

[alex-muridae.livejournal.com]

I'm a little late for the deadline of "today", but but I wanted to say hello there Vae, and nice to meet you. I missed the chance earlier, so I best take it now.

As to monsters, I'd say our nastiest monster lies within our own minds; waxing philosophical, the fear of the unknown is the greatest foe we know. It leads to all nature of ill-temperament, xenophobia, intolerance, and so forth. It may also be why we fear death and darkness; quite the potent monster, the unknown. Of course, it's not all bad; it spawns curiosity, which is quite helpful. Like aloe growing by nettles.

Of course, as to physical monsters, perhaps those of our species in the grips of such a fear; they can be quite terrible, though often foolish too.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Hello!

The philosophical monsters seem silly at first, but with your explanation they seem properly dangerous and subtle to me.