I was talking to T about the possibility of having to evacuate and he said he stayed during Katrina. He said no one is alive because of it but he was helpful and resourceful during that time. Yet he doesn’t know now if he would stay because of P – if the authorities came a knocking with guns and made you leave but you couldn’t take your dog – like they told some people – then whatyagonnado? I told him I would strap Arlene to my chest and they would have to gun us both down because I would not leave without her.
Then we talked about having a weapon. Seems like if you were going to stay, you might need a gun. I said, I don’t know how I feel about that – I’ve always been inclined to think that I don’t want to have anyone’s blood on my hand. The Hindus believe if you take another person’s life you end up with his or her sins. I’ve got enough sins, thank you very much. So I don’t want someone else’s.
T said yeah he is inclined to believe that introducing a gun is forcing you to someday have to use it. In drama that is how it works – don’t put a gun on the table unless someone is going to shoot it, otherwise everyone is just scratching their head in the audience trying to figure out why the gun is there.