Eternal Debts

I want eternal life!

Political positions are not eternal they are always susceptible to change.

And for that, the audience the lovely, beautiful audience would live happily ever after.

In football, defeat is never definitive, but it is always passionate.

Innovation in the West seems to be a never ending, self transforming process.

Of course, bringing more democracy into our daily lives cannot mean perpetual debate, without actually making decisions.

Emotions run high in Iran too, which is happy to return to its familiar role as eternal victim in plots by the Great Powers.

(a) Great care should be taken to ensure that exceptions and derogations that might have been justified because of an act of terrorism meet strict time limits and do not become perpetual features of national law or action.

With China running a seemingly perpetual external surplus, foreign currency reserves have continued to mount even during the global economic crisis, with net growth reaching 140 billion in the third quarter of this year.

After many decades of Disney movies, we have been conditioned to expect princesses to fall in love quickly with their charming princes and live happily ever after. And when there are challenges or obstacles (mostly in the more recent movies), these are quickly overcome (and with humor).

The American fantasy of a final battle, in Falluja or elsewhere, or the capture of some terrorist mastermind, perpetuates a cycle of bloodletting that puts the world in peril.

Of course, bringing more democracy into our daily lives cannot mean perpetual debate, without actually making decisions. Rather, it should mean that certain principles of respect, consultation, and deliberation become part of everyday life.