Having finished reading Rob Wilkens’ Terry Pratchett
Biography - I feel that Terry was the most adorable
human being & an amalgam of ALL the Discworld
characters that make my life feel worthwhile…
Adam from Good Omens is exactly how I imagine a
young Terry Pratchett would have walked the streets;
the wonderful atmosphere that reigns in his books -
where D’regs killed each other cheerfully, having
So much more fun than other kind of people - infuses
my world with good humour and wonderment…
Such freedom, not having to account for my
beliefs, realising that everyone has faith in
accordance with their culture, personality
and taste & those who keep insisting on
Religion seldom practice what they preach,
probably due to misunderstanding or sheer
laziness, wanting to be saved from them-
selves without paying for such a desired
Salvation, not rejoicing or living in gratitude
& appreciation for the well-being, benefits
and opportunities life offers them, thus we
can say what we want since nobody can
Influence anybody: we can only respect each
other’s right to think and believe as we like &
everyone chooses a focus based on the four-
year old self, respecting everyone’s right to
Claim religious belief even when people show
no morality or loyalty to their Clan; including the
right to claim atheism when living in accordance
with pure moral wisdom which reveals a high
Level of integrity - such people can be trusted
with love, friendship and life itself…
This has been one of the best days of my life: Benny,
our verboten cat, allowed me to stroke him, then fell
asleep next to me - an astounding feat as I’m not a
cat person, finding it onerous bonding with felines -
And for the first time in ages I could help a friend with
chores since she’s not allowed to bend down - I even
unscrewed her dog-gate so she can drive past with
her walker - then I watched the BBC programmes -
Sir David Attenborough whispering about lions & the
female lion’s motherly instinct awoke just in time to
save the runt; he, in turn, befriended a lion cub called
“Dreamer” - and then hundreds of baboons
Ascended a mountain and the troop leader fought off
an assault with the help of his female baboon harem;
a pair of penguins lost one penguin baby to the enemy
yet had another one left - how brilliant is that!
My favourite group of people elucidated how they survived
the Total Onslaught meant to wipe them from the face of
the earth - this was such a glorious day - and then it also
rained to make the grass green - hooray!
Gratitude resets the brain, she says, personality is a focus,
choose your focus by following your feelings - I'm trying to,
but it rather seems like a mess...
Please help me put it down softly - like a child
I love, like an angel from above - a miracle is
something that happens against all probability,
against all the odds - and it kept on happening
In the hand of God - as one man in a tank used
guerilla tactics to stay alive; they survived through
the beauty of Love, the delight of Life, the amazing
ability to BELIEVE and see a positive outcome
Angels appeared, the enemy saw them draw near
and ran away, petrified, a wonderful sight, miracles
kept happening - my Dad was run over by a mule
cart, I rode my bike in front of a speeding car, thus
Everything is not as it appears, it's so much more
than luck: the angels are with us as sent by God to
protect us - rain falling against a yellow sky as the
Davidka was fired, exploding in harmless noise -
A wind blowing in the desert revealing landmines
to soldiers - why not when God is in charge of the
world and I love you - I love LOVE…
Terry Pratchett touched everyone who loves fantasies
with his wand of love - his mind crystalline clear - and
pure, to come up with characters imbued with integrity
within his Diskworld - so beautiful - so organised that
Even assassins and thieves and ladies of negotiable
affection shine with an inner light of delight as they
stay loyal to their trade and creed - & then bringing
us a giant who thinks he’s a dwarf - symbolic of the
Fact that Captain Carrot’s a mentally moral giant while
being a humble Watchman - and astoundingly a true
Prince of Men and future King - - while the many and
varied Discworld gods give us chance to evaluate the
Merit of beliefs and see that we truly live in a world of
quantum physics where human consciousness changes
reality; where our beliefs bring about gods and religions,
and the Wizards of Unseen University shine a light on
The egoism and self-justification of empty academia:
thank you Terry Pratchett for manifesting a beautiful
and enchantingly symbolic world - existing through
the magic of four Indian elephants standing on the
Back of a great Turtle swimming through space -
reflecting the foibles, fables and grace of our own
World back to us - in the satire sweetest of love!
Tonight I feel like a Golem again: I’m ready to
do my work as the Chem in my head dictates I
should, thou I wish to convey my insights to a
world which manifestly doesn’t want my insights
to function wonderfully: I have a desire to lecture
Others about things I have learned, but it’s the
last thing people crave - everybody wants to learn
through experience - words don’t teach - & I’ve
tried it myself - I looked at the experience of other
people to orient myself - yet - when I felt lost and
Destined to rot in loneliness - I did the things I’d
already condemned: experience only teaches, now
I understand why things didn’t work work out and
the problem is they’re still not working - and it is
difficult to see where to overcome obstacles
So now I just carry on like a load-bearing beast and
hope that the fairy-tale dream I studied in my youth
will help me to find my path…
