Beginnings

"The sea's only gifts are harsh blows, and occasionally the chance to feel strong. Now I don't know much about the sea, but I do know that that's the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. To measure yourself at least once. To find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions. Facing the blind death stone alone, with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head." (Into the Wild 2007)

"The sea's only gifts are harsh blows, and occasionally the chance to feel strong. Now I don't know much about the sea, but I do know that that's the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. To measure yourself at least once. To find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions. Facing the blind death stone alone, with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head." (Into the Wild 2007)

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Currently Listening
Boy with a Coin
By Iron & Wine
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One day we wake to find ourselves lost
within the petty trappings of society.
We reflect.
What could we have approached differently?
There are too many expectations,
too many demands.

And as for us,
we are the casualties.

The poor attempt to feed themselves, and each other.
The merciful go about dispensing mercy, and draining their reserves.
The peacemakers are written off as con-artists and shams.
Most slip into repetitive patterns,
a largely dissatisfying mix of obligation, isolation, and sometimes
the pursuit of truth.

(A few break free.)

Occasionally those who mourn are comforted.
Occasionally, the meek inherit the earth.

And all of us who play tired charades
entertain our own private restlessness
and sometimes, introspective,
half-believe that we could be released.

We venture to the ocean's edge to witness
waves crash and break.
Absolute freedom.
We consider -
would it be possible to harness the energy of a wave?

We would be surprised, perhaps, obliged to help
construct a fragile reconciliation of the world unto itself.

These doors are heavy doors.
It leaves me wanting more,
and more.

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