"the phenomena of nature are more splendid than the actual events of nature."
Gertrude Stein.
Know what I mean?
I had never seen Waiting For Godot before last sunday.
I don't think it was a very great production, but it was fair.
I have to admit I fell asleep toward the end.
Probably owing to smoking weed beforehand, then having a steak and egg lunch with eskimo girl.
The play itself poses some interesting questions, the most important one being "What are you waiting for?"
Most of us have some sort of answer for that. Usually, if I may say so, our reasons are hogwash.
Hogwash being that water which has been used to clean a hog.
We wait for things to get better, we wait for them to get worse. We wait for the other shoe to drop. We wait to be noticed, we wait to be forgotten.
We wait for our order to be taken, we wait for the food to arrive, we wait for the check, we wait for the right moment to get up and leave.
We wait for the right moment.
Or is it just me?
I'm waiting for some answers.
In one poignant moment of the play, one character convinces the other that they are happy. Happy at last. And what is there to do? Wait.
But wait happily.
That may be the most important point of all.
That being said, I think the important thing is doing. Whatever that means to you is just fine. As long as you do something. Because there's plenty of time to be still later on.
It's the doing that counts. Do it with humilty and awareness, of course, or you're not really doing it, you're just moving robotically through motions which for some reason are attractive to you, or worse, you got stuck with.
Believe me, this is something I know a few things about.
If you find anything that makes you happier than doing something worthwhile and doing it well, let me know.
But for me, whether it's caressing someone's thigh or fixing a flat tire, it's really up to you to find the beauty in it.
I've heard that people can tire of even something as intrinsically sublime as caressing thighs.
In fact, probably the biggest complaint from unsatisfied sex partners is that "You're just going through the motions."
That's what I mean.
Gertrude Stein.
Know what I mean?
I had never seen Waiting For Godot before last sunday.
I don't think it was a very great production, but it was fair.
I have to admit I fell asleep toward the end.
Probably owing to smoking weed beforehand, then having a steak and egg lunch with eskimo girl.
The play itself poses some interesting questions, the most important one being "What are you waiting for?"
Most of us have some sort of answer for that. Usually, if I may say so, our reasons are hogwash.
Hogwash being that water which has been used to clean a hog.
We wait for things to get better, we wait for them to get worse. We wait for the other shoe to drop. We wait to be noticed, we wait to be forgotten.
We wait for our order to be taken, we wait for the food to arrive, we wait for the check, we wait for the right moment to get up and leave.
We wait for the right moment.
Or is it just me?
I'm waiting for some answers.
In one poignant moment of the play, one character convinces the other that they are happy. Happy at last. And what is there to do? Wait.
But wait happily.
That may be the most important point of all.
That being said, I think the important thing is doing. Whatever that means to you is just fine. As long as you do something. Because there's plenty of time to be still later on.
It's the doing that counts. Do it with humilty and awareness, of course, or you're not really doing it, you're just moving robotically through motions which for some reason are attractive to you, or worse, you got stuck with.
Believe me, this is something I know a few things about.
If you find anything that makes you happier than doing something worthwhile and doing it well, let me know.
But for me, whether it's caressing someone's thigh or fixing a flat tire, it's really up to you to find the beauty in it.
I've heard that people can tire of even something as intrinsically sublime as caressing thighs.
In fact, probably the biggest complaint from unsatisfied sex partners is that "You're just going through the motions."
That's what I mean.
lolablu:
Right on!