Prodding in a Whirl
I lack the class, the depth or meaning
Yet unfurled in these perceived deep desires.
I just find myself wondering,
Where is the forceful rage, that burning fire?
The void I get spiraled in
Charming feeling of all or nothing
Randomness of thoughts paired with subtle clarity
Darkness is slowly zeroing in on this damned peculiarity.
If I really lack the class, the depth or meaning
Then why can’t I stop gyrating?
Inside the ring where there was a marked entry
Can’t find the exit though, I keep looking around in frenzy.
The favour of the current times. Not all who wander are lost.
ReplyDeleteNot all who are lost are aware of it.
ReplyDeleteHave you heard where ever I may roam by Metallica?
DeleteYes and in that, the guy isn't lost because there's a choice involved to roam anywhere. I was talking about going astray when the intention was to reach somewhere. Sometimes, it so happens that the intention itself fades so there is latency.
ReplyDeleteThere is latency, but you’ll get there won’t you. That would be the intent.
DeleteMaybe the resolve to go somewhere is based on a illusion. And when we progress on the journey we realise that the journey itself was the desired intent and not the destination per se. The concept of a journey in many sense is a finite venture. But the journey can be more enticing. Maybe what where we plan to reach loses its charm when we begin the voyage. Famous sailor Ferdinand Magellen (not sure if I’m spelling it right) once said that the thrill of my voyages aren’t about the destination I intend to reach but the struggle to reach there, for the voyage enriches me more than the riches of the far fetched land possibly can.
If I may, have you heard the song before or after our conversation? Curious on your taste in music.
DeleteSometimes you need to hit the milestones and even make a pit stop to overhaul in order to move ahead and some direction might come handy at those moments.
ReplyDeleteWithout the intent to reach somewhere, no one would ever leave the house. Resolve to go somewhere may be an illusion but it gives us the initial motivation to embark upon a journey. As you said, when we progress on the journey we realise that the journey was the desired intent but this meaning is attached later.
I heard the song after our conversation. I really liked it and there was obvious headbanging
Glad you liked the song. There is more where it came from! :) For me the song represents the simplicities in life. In the words of the legen- wait for it- daryTyrion Lannister - “Never forget who you are, for surely the world won’t. Make it your
Deletestrength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and
it will never be used to hurt you.”
It’s poetry. The music is just a bonus.
That's so true.
DeleteThis is Michael Gary Scott embracing legen-wait for it-dary, Tyrion Lannister's words - "Guess what, I have flaws. What are they? Oh, I don't know. I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I'll hit somebody with my car. So sue me... No, don't sue me. That is the opposite of the point that I'm trying to make."
Yes. Your perspective makes sense. All of us on a primal level are wanderers. Evolutionary psychology dictates that those instincts still prevail in us to a large extent. More is some than others. I guess the motivation for a journey begins with fulfilling the desire to reach a destination, an end point, an objective. They journey for some is an means to an end, for some it just is the focal point of the venture itself.
ReplyDeleteInteresting you mentioned milestones on a journey. Why do we feel the need to structure and measure the things we do, why don’t we follow the path the broken road takes us. For many a times when we are in pursuit of a destination, the road that takes us there are winding and the lights that lead us there are blinding (sic). But we still do all that don’t we.
Don't mean to indict anyone but in the place where we live, all the paths that we follow are led by broken roads only XD.
ReplyDeleteWe seek structure because that could be a primal instinct too. Many civilisations independently abandoned hunting and foraging to shift to agriculture which is much more structured than the former. So now we've comparably much more control and relative abundance. So structure kind of helped. Besides that, we live in an age of instant gratification so reaching a milestone gives a sense of accomplishment.
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DeleteLol! Broken road is the story of all our lives!
DeleteHave a difference of opinion here! Many cultures that moved to agriculture is mostly due to the unpredictability of what hunting is. As the communities grew larger , the number of mouths to feed increased. Depending on the hunt to feed the clan was a gamble, for the game too became smarter (herd adaptation). Farming (before that foraging) was the method that was dependable keep the food on the table. I don't think it was the structure of agriculture that drove the medieval human into this.
And Yes! i totally agree with the instant gratification analogy. Reaching a milestone does give one a sense of accomplishment.
PS - Earlier post had a lot of typos. Hence deleted.
Structure, in its very essence, constitutes establishing patterns or organizing to mitigate unpredictability and that's precisely what agriculture did. It's not about the structure of agriculture, rather what shifting to agriculture symbolises, i.e., a need for discernible system.
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