Here's an interesting question. How do you reconcile your sense of social responsibility with your sense of self-survival? This is my current heavy life-bearing question. Mostly I've been ignoring it, playing things by ear, but now, on the threshold of introduction to the "real" world, an answer to that question more and more important.

I tend to favour social responsibility over self-survival. At least, that's what I did when it was only myself that was involved. Now, I realize that self-survival isn't just me, it involves all the people around me, all my friends, all the people I love - in effect, my self-survival is an aspect of my social responsibility.

But there are times when sacrifice is called for, in order to enhance the greater good. When should somebody sacrifice? I don't know.

I think I can put it this way. Here are my two favourite quotes from this year.

No more turning away, from the weak and the weary,
No more turning away from the coldness inside,
Just a world that we all must share,
It's not enough just to stand and stare,
Is it only a dream that they'll be no more turning away?
	-Pink Floyd - "On the Turning Away"

I've believed I've past the age
Of consciousness and righteous rage,
I've found that just survivng, was a noble fight.
I once believed in causes too,
I had my pointless point of view,
And life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
	-Billy Joel - "Angry Young Man"