The Gathering Storm: Chapter 47

I have a lot of thoughts on this, but mostly I was noting, mentally, all of the similarities between Egwene and Eand, Paramount being those who did what they had to do, then I was sucked out of that thought by the words of a loving father to his son which led in the direction of comparing a Tavaren to a soldier. I usually think of Rand as being alot like Paul Atredis, but was stunned by the stifiling nature of prophecies. I guess men have always felt this way about others who show glimpses of what will be, like "The Dead Zone" series. i, too thought about this when we talked about determinism in philosophy class. I decided that even if someoneknew what would happen, like Min, They do not make your choices for you. but i guess reading them does in a way, but I worry then about that who grandfather paradox, like in that episode of SG-1 where the team travels back to Abidos. Anyway, I ought to be able to find enough clips of Soldiers knowing what they should do in a situation and the importance of having to obey instead of thik for themselves. I want to make a video of this for Tal Bachman's song "She's so high" it says "I know where I belong, and nothings gonna' happen. though it implies a more jovial context of an unobtainable love, the ideais the same.