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2:36am 4th August 2008

August 3rd 2008 17:05
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Isn't it a wonderful day to be alive?

I've never been better equipped to fall in love with the world.

Sometimes I ask myself if I am fulfilling my complaint quota - everyone seems to have some kind of negative remark to throw out into the cosmos, and at times I've wondered if encouraging a sense of disgruntlement within myself might pay off somewhere, somehow.

I'm at a crossroads, like I've always been - how do I deal with the world around me? How deeply do I engage with the parts I like, knowing that the highs will inevitably lead to lows? Is this middle ground worthwhile in any way?


I make my perception purposely patchy; I look for clusters of discordant impulses; I seek for the world to be partially revealed; I can't always remember what I'm protecting myself from; Will it be fruitful to embrace a longer stream of consciousness?

Nobody knows how I play with my mind; Do I? How do I navigate the surfaces around me? How do I slither towards a sense of proportion, while I'm still entertaining the possibility that a frayed mental state might be desirable? How do I focus on images of renewal, movement, transience, when I'm not sure I can refrain from getting derailed next time... but derailed from what? What could possibly be worse than this fear of stasis? How can I fear the feedback I will receive when I haven't even tested the resistance about for a while? I know that people didn't organise interpretative dance sessions at the time I was in the art gallery or museum; I know that my Indian restaurant owner won't know what to make of 'postmodernism' should I bring up the subject; I know that 34 years of living in the same (developing) country leads to concepts of change and difference that won't inspire me beyond a certain extent; I know that my frustration isn't often shared; I know that I just shed some tears, and for that I am thankful; I guess I'll keep looking...


Anything is possible.

The time is now.

Expect the unexpected.
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Comment by Morgan Bell

August 3rd 2008 17:15

Comment by postmoderncritic

August 3rd 2008 17:25

Comment by Tracy

August 3rd 2008 21:02
Interesting musings, PM...you have me thinking...

Tracy

Comment by postmoderncritic

August 4th 2008 06:08
I'm glad you enjoyed reading, Tracy.

Comment by Mountain Fog

August 20th 2008 04:04
As always Epiphanie, your thriving and questioning intellect sparkles brightly!

Unconsciously and effortlessly it seems, you always cause the reader to ponder further, and reflect upon their own world.

cheers

fog

Comment by postmoderncritic

August 20th 2008 10:19
Dear Fog,

Thank you, that really means a lot to me... *sniff*

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