Sad Irony
Reputedly a kind and decent man who rose from obscurity to found an empire and a fortune, and a generous man whose modest upbringing and background stimulated him to become a philanthropist. The picture of an individual whose values the world could use more of. He lived a life of personal enterprise and obvious pride, and of empathy for the well-being of others. Surely, if there were an all-seeing Spirit, this man's graciousness in life would be acknowledged.
Unless that omniscient Spirit of whom much has been speculated and written, but of whom no actual presence can be identified other than in peoples' minds and thoughts at times of great personal stress, has a very peculiar sense of humour. In which the Spirit, perhaps out of a sense of boredom occasionally indulges. A grim kind of humour, to say the least. Visiting upon the most unlikely of creatures misery and misfortune.
Not the evil and the ill-doers among humankind necessarily, but those who aspire to present themselves in the image of the Spirit itself. And so Jimi Heselden, wealthy proprietor of the Segway corporation - not the mobile device's inventor, but one who purchased the invention and its manufactory - has perished by the very inventive two-wheeled device which he took ownership of.
Becoming, in the circumstances of his untimely and regretful death, a symbol of how even the most innocent of devices can somehow contrive to present as potentially dangerous. Mr. Heselden perhaps leaned too far forward on his device, propelling it in haste, without adequately scrutinizing the terrain he was transversing.
The community foundations in his native northern England will remember him as a kindly patron, giving millions to charity to help disadvantaged children and the elderly. His unfortunate death, tumbling off the edge of a cliff into the seas below will also be remembered.
And the mobility device which had been the subject of such clever advertising prior to its unveiling will perhaps undergo some safety modifications and potential customers will be cautioned to be aware of their surroundings before embarking upon heedless pleasure jaunts.
Mr. Heselden, Requiescat in Pace.
Unless that omniscient Spirit of whom much has been speculated and written, but of whom no actual presence can be identified other than in peoples' minds and thoughts at times of great personal stress, has a very peculiar sense of humour. In which the Spirit, perhaps out of a sense of boredom occasionally indulges. A grim kind of humour, to say the least. Visiting upon the most unlikely of creatures misery and misfortune.
Not the evil and the ill-doers among humankind necessarily, but those who aspire to present themselves in the image of the Spirit itself. And so Jimi Heselden, wealthy proprietor of the Segway corporation - not the mobile device's inventor, but one who purchased the invention and its manufactory - has perished by the very inventive two-wheeled device which he took ownership of.
Becoming, in the circumstances of his untimely and regretful death, a symbol of how even the most innocent of devices can somehow contrive to present as potentially dangerous. Mr. Heselden perhaps leaned too far forward on his device, propelling it in haste, without adequately scrutinizing the terrain he was transversing.
The community foundations in his native northern England will remember him as a kindly patron, giving millions to charity to help disadvantaged children and the elderly. His unfortunate death, tumbling off the edge of a cliff into the seas below will also be remembered.
And the mobility device which had been the subject of such clever advertising prior to its unveiling will perhaps undergo some safety modifications and potential customers will be cautioned to be aware of their surroundings before embarking upon heedless pleasure jaunts.
Mr. Heselden, Requiescat in Pace.
Labels: Particularities, Peregrinations
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