Something Found
People like to talk about themselves, I suppose. Forum threads with titles like 'All About YOU! Yes, YOU!' have instant appeal. "Oh, me? Me!" A chance to blab! (Blinding irony... just look away. *hehe*)The thing is, other people are amazingly interesting. Not the stupid, bland small talk or empty words that occur before the ice is broken - but the things that mean something to them: the stories that have impacted on their lives, their quirks, the memories that bring a smile to their faces. To your face, as you read this. Every story they have (well maybe not every story)... or rather, the way they tell it, the views they take, the way they see the world. Listening to the perceptions of others is like living another life: it gives you the chance to widen your horizons, to embrace differences, to experience new things and appreciate them with changing eyes. That's why books are fantastic; that's why I love listening to my grandparents and hearing their stories. The lives of the elderly are full of experience - why not share it? Why not use those hard-won lessons to improve your own life? It helps humans to share their souls...
It may even help to determine why you think the way you do. What exactly is an apple to you? What does it look like? Which feelings does it conjour - which associations are awakened?
It reminds me of red red roundness, the bitter tang of skin and the sweet grainy flesh inside. It reminds me of tall bottles of apple juice in the cool of my father's fridge, of lukewarm drinks in Mum's pantry... And through Mum I remember Nana, and sunsets, and the smooth wood of our cupboard doors. I remember kids laughing in Mr Crawford's Science class when he told us that apples were plant ovaries; and I remember that even after he died I still had trouble picturing his face. I remember watching Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote tapes pilfered by the student teacher and the stifling heat of being kept inside on sunny days - not that there are many in Dunedin.
Conclusions for this are hard - how do you conclude something you didn't even intend to write? Thoughts run away with me sometimes. Anyway, I'm glad you finished this post. I'm impressed. ^ - ^
posted by Anonymous @ 7:53 PM
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