Has anybody ever read the book 'all i really need to know i learned in kindergarten' by robert fulghum? if you havent, you really should pick up a copy next time your in the bookstore. it's an old book though, so i dont know how easy it would be to find in a retailer. (i bought my copy second hand.) it's a really insightful book though. i mean, there isnt a plot, and the writting isnt too formal (as some of those proffesional writers) and, well to put it simply, it a book about 'uncommon thoughts on common things'. (or so the subtitle reads!) but anyways, i really like it. i honestly do. im learning much about life through another's point of view. but i guess that's what books are all about, huh? anyways, here's one of my favorite parts in the book:
'...This year he is into simple ignorance. "It's all crap," says he. "All lies. Your senses lie to you, the president lies to you, the more you search the less you find, the more you try, the worse it gets. Ignorance is bliss. Just BE, man. Dont think or do- just BE. The WORLD is coming to an END!"
The day before he left, he jumped off a lakeside dock with his clothes on to help a kid who appeared to be in danger of drowning in the deep water. And he confessed to being in town for the National Lawyers Guild convention, since he's a member of its social justice committe.
"So, if it's all lies and crap- and ignorance is the ultimate trip- then how come...?" I say.
"Well," says he, "I might be wrong."
Pieces of sanity are found washed ashore on all kinds of beaches these days. And skepticism and realism are not the same as cynicism and pessimism. I mention it because it seems like a good bumper sticker for the eighties: "I may be wrong." '
whew! that was good typing! but anyways, is it just me, or did anyone else find that paragraph to be all insightful and soulful and all those other '-fuls'? 'I may be wrong.' when i read that, it was like, um... divine revelation in a way. someone admitting they were wrong?! hee, maybe i should take a leaf from that person's book, (no pun intended!) if i could only learn when to admit when i was wrong, well. i think my life would flow just a bit easier. but as a leo, astrologers insist on my pride being one of my stronger traits.
but then again... they could be wrong, huh?
NOW! enough about philosophy and back to the gossip! i think i mentioned last time how i was going to try to get my king charming to take me to the batman premier? well... all i had to do was just mention it and he was jumping at the chance to go! XD im still not sure if I want to go though, i mean i do hate crowds... but. but! he has been waiting two years for it! (he's a bigger geek than i am, believe me!) and well... augh! i need some more divine revelation! (*turns to book*) strangely enough, look what came up!
'...My experiment with science will have to stand aside for something more human. The leaves let go, the seeds let go, and I must let go sometimes, too, and cast my lot with another of nature's imperfect but tenacious survivors.'
um. was that deep or what?! you know, there's a term for what i just did. no, it's not divine revelation either. it's actually a form of divination called 'stichomancy' it's one of the oldest forms of divination and it involves taking a random passage from a random book and applying it to your situation. some people do this with the bible as well (!) and that's called 'bibliomancy'. but anyways, now that you know that. let's use that passage to my situation. (hoho! your getting to see fourtune telling hands on! XD) anyways, the words that caught my attention immediatly were 'let go' it's repeated often throughout, but the thing is what exactly am i letting go off? while i keep reading, i get the term 'nature's imperfect' with the word 'shy' into my mind. i guess i should stop being more shy then, huh? and then, it concludes with me casting 'my lot with another'. that other would be my king. so, i should try my luck with him then, huh? maybe i will. thanks robert fulghum for the revelation i needed! XD
no, but seriously anybody can do this. it's the same with tarot cards, runes, whatever. those are just items to help you gain a better access to your sixth sense. if that makes any sense (XD). um. there just a channel. we know these things, we just dont have the capability to project them. yet. haha, makes you kinda angry at adam and eve for just taking only a bite from the tree of knowledge really.
anyways, im going to stop here. im getting kinda hungry. and besides, i have to go to work later and i have yet to pick out my outfit. did i ever tell you? my king used to sell suits for a living at one time. hee, and he is obssessed with my fashion tastes. haha. always got to match you see! today, the base for my outfit are my pink wedge shoes. let's see what i can work with those. ;)
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SkittlesLuver
Jun 13, 2008 6:21 am
Two words: Shotgun wedding. Wait is it three words? lol