Hate Week is unbearable. After working 90 hours just this week, I can barely stand the pressure and the extreme exhaustion. But interesting news came. A rally speaker was in the middle of addressing a giant crowd about how Eurasia is the enemy, when he received a message, and continued with his speech, but changed the enemy to Eastasia. We had never been at war with Eurasia, Eastasia is and always will be the enemy. This is the cause of the 90 hour work week. Everyone has been working tirelessly to erase any evidence that we were ever against Eurasia. In the midst of the change, when anti-Eurasia posters are still hanging, it is amazing to see that people blame Goldstein and his agents for sabotage. The Party's total control is evident.
Later, I received the book. I didn't even read it for a while, but when I did, I was immensely pleased. The book simply states everything I have been thinking in these past months. Although I haven't learned new information, the relief of not being the only one with these thoughts is incredible. The book explains the Party's slogans; how constant war isn't actually a real war, it's just perpetual peace and how the class system has always been a part of history, and will be forever.
I read the book to Julia, but she fell asleep. Partially through reading, I fell asleep, but my last thoughts were that sanity isn't based on what everyone believes. Just reading the book has proved my sanity.
Sanity is not statistical.
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