"It is a long time, most valorous knight, Don Quixote de la Mancha, that we, who are shut up and enchanted in these solitudes, have hoped to see you, that the world by you may be informed what this deep cave, commonly called the cave of Montesinos, encloses and conceals; an exploit reserved for your invincible heart and stupendous courage. Come along with me, illustrious sir, that I may show you the wonders contained in this transparent castle, of which I am a wanderer and perpetual guard; for I am Montesinos himself, from whom this cave derives its name."
-Cervantes, Don Quixote Part II, Chap. 23
And so I begin again, entrusting my thoughts and wanderings to whoever may read them. By nature this is a narcissistic exercise, also histrionic and postmodern since it in many ways will mix the high and the low, exists only virtually, and will be not only a simulacrum of my self, but a compendium of simulacra, feigning representation. Enjoy.
1 comment:
Let me take you down,
Where I'm going to,
Strawberry Fields,
Nothing is real,
There's nothing to get hung about;
Strawberry Fields forever,
Strawberry Fields forever.
-John Lennon
Magical Mystery Tour, 1967
Outside the perview of the obvious, there exists a world... that remains within the shadows, just beyond our perception. It sometimes manifests in our peripheral vision as a movement or presence that, when turned upon and viewed with the whole attention, proves to be nothing at all..... or is it?
Whole cultures exist where this shadow world is sought, specifically by paying primary attention to things caught only by the peripheral sight and measured in emotional terms, rather than concrete.
It is not a place for everyone... but certainly is a place to experience if there are more questions in your thoughts than answers.
Will this pursuit bear tangible fruit? No one can say.... but like many, you are compeeled by the questions. It is always the question that drives us, searching, seeking, wondering and wandering across a broad, open plain.... at first approach, a featureless expanse.... that, upon further investigation reaveals as much about ourselves as it does about its own nature.
I am , as always, your servant, your friend, one of your most ardent supporters..... and your father.
--Daddo
Post a Comment