Sometimes I will end the day with thoughts that are
important to get out. Usually I just
write them and put them in my journal folder.
I have chosen that on occasion I will share them with you Dear Reader.
Those who know me know of my lifelong love for all things
Star Trek. I have heard over and over
criticism
He is in a different time line and there will be
differences, full stop. To expect
everything to be the same is not in keeping with history of Star Trek. We do not know for sure where the history
diverges but from that point on our two Kirks would be different in small and
large ways. We know our original Kirk
lived on Tarsus IV and went through a devastating food crisis. Our new Kirk does not have that history. He grew up in Iowa with a stepfather. Our TOS Kirk has a very different path through
the academy and to command than does our new one.
He has not had the experiences that our TOS Kirk has had
when we first encounter him. It is
obvious that the new Kirk is younger and less experienced. He does have the same friendships. Gary Mitchell is absent in the new timeline. He was TOS Kirk’s helmsman before Sulu. It also seems that the TOS Kirk’s service
aboard the USS Republic is not a part of our new Kirk’s history.
Since we are a product of our environment and experiences in
many ways I would posit that to judge our new Kirk too harshly is to not give
him the freedom to become. He is just
stepping into the shoes that will lead him to greatness. I surely would not want to be forever judged
by the foolishness of my twenties self.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store."
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