The jelly’s in the pot
On my best days I feel just like a great white shark. Not all-conquering and indestructible — though I have my moments — but rather that if I ever stop moving, if I take a moment to correct myself in the full glare of the light, I’ll probably sink. I think this a sentiment typical of our time: we’re a people of movers, a swarm of busy-ness. We’re motivated not so much by greed as we are by an overriding fear of failure. And as a result, we create, we experience, and we consume far more than anyone else before us. We’re individualists, yet form clusters within. We’re dreamers, wheelers and schemers. We’re movers. Generation text? The baby boomboxers? Whatever. We defy categorisation because we don’t stay in one place — neither physically, mentally nor emotionally – long enough to own it. Our world gets smaller by the second and as it does, the mystery … the joyous excitement of new discovery, becomes less definable. How nice would it be to strip back the fine layers of resilience to leave us all vulnerable for a while. To feel the rawness of each new breath as it surges through our lungs. To be exposed to the realness of it all. At least for a day or two. Or until the next series of Temptation Island hits the screens. [illustration by Fernanda Cohen]
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jenn said | 9 April, 2008
2:27 am – time check…..up late with strep throat reading posts by Zolton.
This is well written and i think it worthy enough to let you know so. It all drives right home to the heart of it that we are “motivated not so much by greed as we are by an overriding fear of failure.”
Andy said | 18 July, 2008
Zolt… I love these thoughts mate, and this line: ‘the mystery … the joyous excitement of new discovery, becomes less definable’ really strikes a chord.
For example, comparing the historical musings of ancient travel in the novel (or in my case, audiobook) ‘The Art of Travel’ to today’s Google Earth rich, guidebook laden tourist trail just seems worlds apart. As the world shrinks and we all become more informed of places far and wide from our living rooms, we’re losing the romance and thrill of the sheer unknown. Shame, really.
When I arrive in a new city with no bookings, no guidebook and not even a map, people stare bewildered when I say ‘Hey! I just got here. Where should I stay? What should I do?’. I guess they don’t get it. They don’t understand why I love wandering into the unknown. Little do they know, there’s nothing more exciting than discovery.
These musings of your are seriously top notch. Thought provoking, real and emotional.
Johannes said | 9 September, 2009
Hey,
I really dont usually comment (for prove of my disqualification, see above! haha)
But this is just excellent!! Thank you!
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Rebecca said | 9 April, 2008
This is beautiful writing. Very insightful, i aim for this
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