As I was reading Fluorescence, which I finished about a week ago, there was one entry that really stood out to me. I'm going to go into great detail about the many things this tale made me think of. On page 76 there is a short tale called Looking Glass.This short story hit a lot of memory banks in my mind, as well as just random thoughts.
First of all I thought of Alice in Wonderland when I read this selection, only for the reason of being in a realm much different then your own. To think of a world where a man vomiting salmon is considered normal was just a silly, and grotesque thought. What was even more revolting was the fact that the people around this gentleman were trying to decide on how to prepare these salmon for a meal, gross. So much unlike our own world.
This lead to my next thought, which led towards the idea of many different kinds of worlds. I mean, in a way, most people would say that there being many different worlds out there is impossible. Narrow minded people would say that it would be like thinking of alien planets, which, I guess, is always a possibility. I'm thinking more along the lines of how China is like a world away from the U.S. or how India is like a different world compared someone who has lived in Japan for many years. People think that to be a different world, it has to be far away, or be run by aliens, but what they don't realize is that Earth is a planet, full of many "worlds".
Then this final thought led me to one of my favorite video games that is all about the many different kinds of worlds, in Disney, and that video game is Kingdom Hearts. One reason I love this game so much, not only because I grew up with Disney, is becuase it takes you to so many different "worlds". It installs this thought in your brain that maybe different worlds really aren't such an impossible thought to wrap your head around. It also helps to emphasize on the idea that if your closed minded, you'll be missing out on a lot of what's out there, not only "different worlds" but opportunities.
I have a challenge for you. How many worlds would you say you've been, or are, a part of? If you truly think about it, I'm sure your list will be endless, or atleast pretty close. It never hurts to think in new perspectives, right?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Almost Like Wearing a Mask
Usually in my posts, I would elaborte on 3 selections that I like, however, this time I found one that I have a lot to say about!
There was a section titled Blue Lipstick and a Cigarette Hanging Out Your Mouth. The author mostly discussed how some times they like to make themselves more interesting by changing themselves. This is something that I think is great to talk about on two different levels. The first level being the actual physical idea of you changing your appearance for the sake of wanting something new. The second level is more along the lines of writing, and how writing can either help to show your true self, or one that you like to be seen.
I can definitely relate to the idea of needing change. When I was in elementary school and a little throughtout middle, I dressed like your typical child, nothing to exciting. This is when I realized that i definitely needed something new. So I started shopping at a store known as Hot Topic, and that's when everything changed for me. I was this whole new person that peope really didn't want to walk all over any more because I looked more intimidating. That was my beautiful awakening to who I am now.
From a writing perspective, it helps to realize the many different sides to you tht there really is. What most people don't notice, orthink to take into perspective, is that people aren't as dense as they appear to be. People have many different kinds of themselves, most of which they decide to keep hidden away. With writing, you can either release the rest of who you are, making yourself more interesting and complicated, or you can choose to keep them hidden away. It's really your choice, let the real you show by removing a mask you already have placed, or disguise yourself with a new mask to hide the you that the world, you think, may not be ready for.
There was a section titled Blue Lipstick and a Cigarette Hanging Out Your Mouth. The author mostly discussed how some times they like to make themselves more interesting by changing themselves. This is something that I think is great to talk about on two different levels. The first level being the actual physical idea of you changing your appearance for the sake of wanting something new. The second level is more along the lines of writing, and how writing can either help to show your true self, or one that you like to be seen.
I can definitely relate to the idea of needing change. When I was in elementary school and a little throughtout middle, I dressed like your typical child, nothing to exciting. This is when I realized that i definitely needed something new. So I started shopping at a store known as Hot Topic, and that's when everything changed for me. I was this whole new person that peope really didn't want to walk all over any more because I looked more intimidating. That was my beautiful awakening to who I am now.
From a writing perspective, it helps to realize the many different sides to you tht there really is. What most people don't notice, orthink to take into perspective, is that people aren't as dense as they appear to be. People have many different kinds of themselves, most of which they decide to keep hidden away. With writing, you can either release the rest of who you are, making yourself more interesting and complicated, or you can choose to keep them hidden away. It's really your choice, let the real you show by removing a mask you already have placed, or disguise yourself with a new mask to hide the you that the world, you think, may not be ready for.
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