Yes,
I know that it’s racist and retrograde, but GoneWith the Wind will always remain one of my favorite books (and movies).
Margaret Mitchell was a superb storyteller (not a storyshower), and anyone who
cracks her book open will soon forget that it’s over a thousand pages long.
Even
if you have not experienced GWTW in
any form, you certainly know this line:
!!!SPOILER
ALERT!!!
This
is Rhett Butler’s final line to Scarlett O’Hara as he walks away from her – for
good (unless you read the sequel). Rhett has finally gotten tired of Scarlett’s
pining for another man – just as Scarlett realizes that she never really loved
that man at all, and is ready to be a true wife and partner to Rhett.
Whether
or not Scarlett deserved that line is a question for another day. But you know
some people in your life who do
deserve it.
So
do I.
I
would rather not give a damn about my enemies than hate them. Or trying to get
them back into my life. Or forgiving them.
When
you don’t give a damn about your enemies, it’s a sign that you are in control
over your head.
It
means you care more about you, and those you love, than the people who are not
on your side.
It
means freedom.
What’s
not to like about that?
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