Approximately Adam: World Spins Madly On

January 09, 2006
World Spins Madly On

Looking at my life a bit, I find that it's stagnant enough to seem shrinking instead of even remaining constant. Remaining at a constant level requires atleast enough growth to counter-balance the lost inherent in a world of change. I'm trying a variety of different things to try and grow a bit. I've reconnected with several old high school buddies; some have disappointed, some have been a lot of fun and even more cool than the first time I knew them. I have agreed to hang out with some people I wouldn't have previously associated with. I owed my best friend a Serenity screening, and knowing that his sister was already a fan, invited her along as well. The result was a night with a different dynamic and the discovery of a personality that is somehow intelligent, funny, and yet still soft-spoken. Another friend returned for across the Atlantic and we have a day of fun in several shades. Regardless of whether the switch-up was a positive experience, I got to grow and experience - I took in just a little bit more of the world and got just a little bit more out of it. The more risks I take the more I grow as a person.
On another note, I wanted to quote Roger Ebert's fantastic My Fair Lady because it is a flawless summary one of the truly great films:

"What distinguishes "My Fair Lady" above all is that it actually says something. It says it in a film of pointed words, unforgettable music and glorious images, but it says it. Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" was a socialist attack on the British class system, and on the truth (as true when the film was made as when Shaw wrote his play) that an Englishman's destiny was largely determined by his accent. It allowed others to place him, and to keep him in his place."

^{posted by Adam at 01:51 |}

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