The Lottery - Derfu

As far as sacrifices go, I can admit that I find it quite fanciful to sacrifice virgins in anticipation of apocalyptic rapture, but in a way it is also confusing. The reason for identifying virgins as sacrificial victims for such an effect escapes me, as the things are in no way related. In fact, I would suppose, given my current and expanding understanding of the ways of sacrificial ritual, that to honor with an entity more experienced with others in any and/or all ways will create greater connection via collective, so virgins seem to be the least apt by that ticket of the bunch. Furthermore, most of them are quite young, and ineffective for the process because of their limited repertoire of experiences that may occur over very long intervals, and which are quite elusive to those not accustomed, i.e. unadapted people and those adapted in the wrong ways.
"The Lottery," methinks, has very much more focus on ideas of civil obligations, duties to the state that must be done for it to succeed, but which are often unexplained in that consequence, and disparities that come about as a result of a society's failings, but are nevertheless considered "just." Should a vagabond in the gutters be caused to suffer for the delight and prosperity of achievers? Or should that very vagrant be treated to ritual indulgence at cost of the others? Let alone, these things are wild and inherently unequal. Fixed, their inequality is just as vast, but assigned an illusory regularity that makes them easier to decipher with a fixed perspective, but harder from a universal sight. Such security makes peace in faith, but danger in contemplation sometimes, and conscience. Sacrifices sometimes are so forcible and pointless, but often for the same purposes as any of the self. In general, I think people scarcely understand the effect of their actions before they commit them, and that may have something to do with certain misallocations of superstition (such as the specific of throwing salt when paprika was supposed to work just as well by early many, or a crux that only signifies position, or the inordinate misunderstanding of the truth of grimalkin, who have absolutely nothing to do with malicious magic favor, generally only a kind of indifference wrought from eternities of experience outside of feeble human life).

Contact Zone - Lockspur

The variety of interactions apparent and available via internet connection is grandiose and potentially unmanageable in exposure. Every global demographic is represented online, from the insecure teenager who posts about how much they hate their friends, to the middle aged business tech whose work load is just strenuous enough to distract them from Tetris and email for forty-five minutes a day, and the always lovable Nigerian prince willing to dump thousands or millions of dollars into anyone's bank account who will give him access. This is how I was exposed to the diversity of the world last week, when Prince Firfanirgus of the magical land of Ethiopia contacted me with an OMGURGENTPLZPLZREEDEPRONZXXXPLOSION message regarding his overseas fortune, and how I was necessary to preserve it. After giving the Prince all of my bank account information, my social security number, all identification and contact regards, and a superfluous notation of all of my dreams, aspirations, fears, and valued persons, I awaited my vast incoming subsidy. I still await, Dr. Prince Firfanirgus Pedurgus. I have been very patient, and that is wearing thin. I appreciate no toying, royalty swine. Moreover, this exposure taught me never to trust supposed medically recognised Ethiopian Princes in the future, as Ethiopia is primarily a parliamentary legislation in central structure.
My point is: all understanding a person could ever find necessary of an extranational group is there. I learned everything I need to know about Ethiopia from Prince Firfanirgus, and all about the history of Islam states from Vakhlalaka Bakbabaganoush bik Dirkata from the Antiliberty Salvation Front. Any more study is a waste of my time, as all that is necessary for the kind of precious "empathy" created by real "interaction" from different "perspectives" can easily be infered via email bound financial matters and amateur reporting from high school students in Taiwan. Besides, their "perspectives" are stupid, and mine are cooler. Scarf that, Doctors and Princes of far East Africa.