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I was reading about the odd situation in Saudi Arabia. Maybe it was through this thread somewhere. Isn't it the case that the King and all the heirs are all advanced geriatrics and aren't likely long for the world?
Also the situation is different in that there are no bones about the political structure. It's an absolute monarchy. You don't vote for the king. There are no elections, let alone rigged elections as pretense. Though I'm largely ignorant of Saudi politics and society. There is some voting, yes? On the municipal level? Is it like the Chinese structure in that the top-level is essentially handpicked, but the local levels are somewhat (or maybe not at all, really) chosen by the people?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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