Totally.

six days. and still, only few moments have managed to allure to the next 3 1/2 months.

I regret that the summer months have been lowly, as far as blogging is concerned. But then again, is that not the point of these dog days? That this rare time be given to the mind to slow and regain some sense of dignity- some clarity?

In the past month, possibly inspired by my upcoming trip, I've become re-acquainted with an old learning passion. I've spiraled back in time to World War II, the Holocaust, and all that led up to the Cold War, in first attempts to try and understand these events at a more mature level.

In lieu of these studies, as well as the current Russian/Georgian conflict, I will seek to discover the tick- the tick that makes totalitarian rule so appealing in the eyes of certain individuals. Also, how this dangerous yearning has such evil capabilities, that in turn takes over whole countries, destroys lives, and leaves survivors scarred for generations to come.

The Czech Republic not only endured Nazi occupation, but immediately following, disappeared behind the Iron Curtain for over 40 years until the Velvet Revolution in 1989. And now, the sad opinion remains among many countrymen that times were better under such harsh rule- no unemployment, less crime, a more stable economy. Living here and interacting with these shaken people should hopefully shed light on what I'm trying to discover.

So again I ask, what is this driving force that seduces man, leaving him to desire totalitarian reign? How is it possible that whole nations are fooled by these masked bullies? Is man really that evil- that deep down each has the capabilities displayed by a select few in our world's history? How much is environmental influence and how much is biological? What are we to do with those people who are left bruised by such reign?

May these answers come.