HIGHLA-L Digest - 20 Jun 2001 to 21 Jun 2001 (#2001-171)
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Topics of the day:
1. fevered brows (was--Re: anybody looking for roomies for the
Highlander Reunion Con?)
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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:29:29 -0400
From: Trilby <trilby23@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: fevered brows (was--Re: anybody looking for roomies for the
Highlander Reunion Con?)
Nina wrote:
> I do understand the theory behind the Watchers--to observe & record, yada,
> yada, yada, for posterity. But, whatever the benefits there, I've never
> gotten just who decided that possible (& rather amorphous) future benefit
> was MORE important to humanity than current knowledge of the truth about
> Immies--or what the rationale was.
>
I have a vague theory that, originally, the Watchers were not
historians so much as priests. A few thousand years ago, anyone
who came back from the dead would be considered either a demon
or a god (and of course, one person's demon is another person's
god anyway). The original Watchers may have been worshippers,
chronicling the doings of their gods; and there may not have been
the secrecy and anonymity that there is (kind of) today.
Undoubtedly some Immortals would have enjoyed being
worshipped, but sooner or later they would realize that having a set
of followers also draws attention to you and makes you a big ol'
target for other Immortals.
I can see the Watchers evolving from a small group of "chosen";
people who had been "blessed" with witnessing someone rise from
the dead, who eventually discovered that hanging around their
"god" wasn't such a good thing.
Just musing on a possibility.
-------------------- Trilby
Live long and prosper. May the Force be with you.
Remember that the truth is out there ...
And no matter where you go ... there you are ...
But in the end there can be only one.
Oh, boy.
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