March 5, 2005
The Inconsolable Virtue of Light
Plants are interesting entities, as they as a rule open up to the light. Photosynthesis. Food. Nourishment. Some do not, of course. There are nocturnal plants, such as the evening primrose, that eschew it. But as a rule plants love the light.
Humans are different. Shine a light on a person and you are begging for trouble. Warts, blemishes, ignominies are splayed upon the ballfield. We are all, I suppose, a bit skittish about the remorseless light of day. It's a shame, though.
What is it about people that makes them seek the darkness, the hidey-hole? Community probation, for one thing. The measuring stick, for another. People love to skewer each other. I, for one, am ashamed of nothing I've done. Regret? Sure. Shame? Naw.
If this post makes no sense, then you can take solace in the fact that I, too, am struggling with the relevance of it.
It makes perfect sense - and point taken. Remember, however, that not all community probation is externally imposed, and not all refusals of the measuring stick are the products of shame. Some are products of defiance, of an absolute rejection of comparison on some retarded basis or other.
I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: Kelley at March 6, 2005 1:42 AM"Defiance" has caused me a lot of trouble in my life. Regrets? Yeah, I have a bunch of those. Shame? No, not really. (although shitting my pants on the golf course one day made me come close.)
And I've always been a fan of the spotlight. The brighter, the better for me.
Just an irrelevant comment on an irrelevant post.
Posted by: Acidman at March 6, 2005 8:10 AMI love it when Kelley gets all dialectical on me.
You people can smoke out a bullshit post from a mile away.
Posted by: Velociman at March 6, 2005 12:14 PMDaylight's all right because you can wear a big floppy hat and dark glasses to mask a multitude.
The most remorseless light in the universe is the flourescent bulbs of the changing room at swimsuit boutique.
Posted by: Margi at March 6, 2005 3:51 PMMargi makes a point; gotta love the opp to wear shades. And tan.
And bullshit or no, the last paragraph was good for a laugh!
Posted by: Key at March 6, 2005 4:13 PMOK, so I'm a knucklehead. All I could think of is how things turn to shit at 2:00 A.M., when the lights get turned on in the saloon.
Can someone direct me to the ladies' room, please?
Posted by: Jim - PRS at March 6, 2005 8:09 PM