A man named Vincent, who now lives in Canada and has given up his US citizenship, once told me this:
The 3 greatest cliches of life are:
1. "It's not SEX! It's ART!"
2. "Fuck art, let's DANCE!"
3. "Some people have to dance, some people have to kill."
That was all he had told me. Now, 8 years later, I see these as solid guides for understanding my behavior and that of others. A moral guide, writing guide, observing guide, practical social guide. The basic trick is to see each statement as an analogy. When you understand the principle of each analogy, you find the value in it.
They are difficult to avoid in thought, word, deed and feeling. The positive about trying is that these help one maintain focus in the face of one's selves and others. the very first one is often in contrast to the third, it is difficult to avoid one without hitting the other, though they usually have no problem existing together.
The first cliche listed has so many forms and the subtlest of those forms distances me from some beautiful people whom I could learn a great deal from, but from whom I have always had to hide myself from. They cannot afford a dialogue, therefore, I can never interact with them much. If I cannot give, I do not let myself take usually.
The 3 greatest cliches of life are:
1. "It's not SEX! It's ART!"
2. "Fuck art, let's DANCE!"
3. "Some people have to dance, some people have to kill."
That was all he had told me. Now, 8 years later, I see these as solid guides for understanding my behavior and that of others. A moral guide, writing guide, observing guide, practical social guide. The basic trick is to see each statement as an analogy. When you understand the principle of each analogy, you find the value in it.
They are difficult to avoid in thought, word, deed and feeling. The positive about trying is that these help one maintain focus in the face of one's selves and others. the very first one is often in contrast to the third, it is difficult to avoid one without hitting the other, though they usually have no problem existing together.
The first cliche listed has so many forms and the subtlest of those forms distances me from some beautiful people whom I could learn a great deal from, but from whom I have always had to hide myself from. They cannot afford a dialogue, therefore, I can never interact with them much. If I cannot give, I do not let myself take usually.