Sadeness

"Sade, dis-moi"

I was a little conflicted as to where to make this post, as it doesn't fit in with the overall theme of this blog. But I'll post it here and see what happens.

I'm writing this post for everyone, but I'd like to pose a question to any and all bloggers that come across this. What would happen to your blog(s) if you were to no longer exist? -- be it for whatever circumstances. Death, alien abduction, witness relocation, or just plain ol' moving on in your life.

I was reading up on the Marquis de Sade, a man who was imprisoned multiple times for his pornographic, yet philosophic, writings when this thought crossed my mind. While many of his works have been perseved for generations, many of his works were lost or destroyed.

His thoughts, his words, his ideas, his musings -- lost forever.

While its pretty much a given that whatever he had to say may be more important than anything I rant and rave on about here, I can't say that the thought doesn't cross my mind of what would would happen to all the stuff I've written over the years. If I died tomorrow, would people actually know that this blog existed? And if so, for how long? If the Blogger servers perished in a fire, would there a chance that any of my writings would be spared? My memories, thoughts, and longings all gone in an instant.

But so is the pattern of life. Sure, there are tons of books and writing around today that have lasted for centuries, but think about all the ones that didn't make it. Wars, famine, sickness, climate, and time itself have all had their say on what texts would last over time.

We as bloggers should expect no different with our texts. If by chance, someone comes across this writing 1,000 years from now -- smile like you mean it, you'll thank yourself later. If not, well then...

"Sade, donne-moi"