So,…Why am i doing this? why are you doing this?
Whats the point? There are a thousand and one things i could be doing right now-(OK, so i can think of about 3 other things i could be doing right now… not the point!) -instead of sitting here, tea in hand, listening to cunninlynguist’s latest album ‘oneirology’ …..
and writing a blog…..
Yes K.k, a blog. You’ve never had much interest in it, certainly hasn’t been in your past, present and future plans and the only time you ever dedicated to attempting to blog, you got bored at the ‘profile set up’ page. Which leads you back to my very valid first question (why in heaven are you doing this!!) and my second question (what the hell is the damn point!!!)
‘cos i have a story to tell..” OK, so i know it’s that age old cliché truth, remodelled with a dash of urgency and a hint of unsolicited pride.
Still it all stems from that one simple truth… ‘everybody has a story inside them’ and maybe that’s the first and easiest way to look at it.
true, we don’t all have good stories, in fact some of us have damn shitty ‘diarrhoea infested’ stories to explain their legacy in this life, in this world. these stories make us the people we become and who we can be…. lawyers, doctors, teachers, criminals,pastors, Hitler, Obama, Jesus… er… a bit of a stretch, but my point is, stories are what make us understand ourselves. whether you work it out, write it, dance, sing, visually express, poetically perform…its a way of ‘getting to know you’ ( the King and I for you kids) and exploring your talents, honing your abilities. mine being writing in every form. not about anything in particular, just got a very nasty case of the ‘gotta write’ fever with a heavy dose of ‘words’ flu. had it for 2 decades now and frankly, its done me more good than harm. sitting here, writing this, this is ME. this is my haven, my sanctum sanctorum (doctor strange kids, keep up!!) my power source, the place to just…BE. my time to hone my dusty skills, learn some new tricks and relearn some old ones. yep! maybe it’s that simple, i’m self reflecting and i gotta say self reflection is good for the soul.
cool….we’ll come back to that, now for question two. do i need to repeat it? roll on…
Because i can… (Naz track)
because i want to (Billie piper track… God no!!)
because i’m free (1NC track, brilliant album)
to quote D j Qualls in one of my favourite movies to date ‘Hustle & Flow’-
“You’ve got to get what you’ve got to say OUT… because you’ve got to.”
self reflection and outlet.
i have a story to tell and I’m gonna tell it. Don’t know what I’m going to write about but damn it I’ll write something. i guess that’s the point. what ever the story, the journey, the destiny, fate,- whatever the hell heck you want to call it -we all contribute to this world, and we all make a difference in the most atomic of ways.
like the story of the man who is walking on a beach and spies a boy throwing the vast amount of starfish that had washed onto shore, back into the water. the man approached the young boy and questioned him, pointing out how futile his efforts were, as there were too many starfish on the sand. the boy smiled as he picked up another one
“well sir, it makes a difference to this one.” he said as he threw it back into the sea.
” and this one and this one, and this one…”
see my point? we may not see it, hell heck we may just go through life trying to get on with life and in this rat race we call living, its easy to forget our worth, our SELF. every now and then, we need a reminder.
so i’m talking to myself especially. why am i doing this? to learn a bit more about myself, self reflect.
what’s the point?
Cos no matter who you are, YOU matter and YOU are part of what makes this planet what it is. I take time out to matter in my own way or at least remind myself of what i’m capable of if i let ME…be.
to quote h&f once more ( and one of my favourite quotes..)
“every man woman and child has a God damn RIGHT,….(pause..) to contribute a VERSE”
interpret to suit YOU….
I’ll catch you later K.
nice hanging with you K..
you too…
Knomad24 