Recently I heard some people talking about how freeing it is to type with your screen off—no worrying about the way the words look or sound, just a constant flow from brain to fingers. Sounds fantastic! Here goes! Please excuse my typos.
I’m not sure have the mental energy to blog tonight. Oh well. It’s been way too long.
I can’t believe I’m leaving in three days! The whole thing still hasn’t set in. I hate saying goodbye. Strangely enough, my biggest consolation is Facebook. Somehow, I kno that the friends I’ve made aren’t lost and gone forever. I love that.
This is kind of hard. I keep peeking at my monitor!
Anne read a part of an Austrian short story to us. An old woman is in a telephone booth, trying to cll for help. First, she calls the good, but the good were busy. Next, she calls the enlightened, but I don’t remember why it didn’t work. Next, she calls the rich, but the rich are asleep in bed. Then she calls someone else, and it doesn’t work either. I wish I could remember the story better, because it was bueatiful! That part about the good being busy keeps replaying in my mind. I worry that that’s me—always out trying to save the world, but missing the wonderful opportunities there are to connect with the people right around me.
It reminds me of a passage from The Alchemist, when an old man teaches the boy the scret of life. The boy is in a mansion, nd the old man gives him two drops of oil in a spoon. The man instructs the boy to wander around, without spilling the oil in the spon. He does this, and returns to the old man. The man tells that boy that it’s great that he didn’t spill any of the oil, but asks if he noticed the beautiful tapestries hanging throughout the mansion. The boy says that he didn’t, so the man sends him out again. This time, the boy sees all of the wonderful sights of the mansion, but accidentally spills the oil. After the boy retunrs, the old man explains that the key to life is to enjoy the scenery, while not spilling the oil.
Wait, is that from The Alchemist?
1 Comment
February 9, 2009 at 8:25 am
I’ve never thought to type with the screen off. I can’t believe you are leaving in 3 days either! I will miss you dearly. But I am excited for your adventure. I can’t believe i’m leaving in less than 30 days as well, It’s not really set in yet- nor has it had time to!