"Heaven knows how we will get there, but we know we will."
what song is that anyways?
i live in a small town. i live in a very small, very boring town. actually i live just out of town, which exaggerates this fact. so every day at work i watch the trains go by. some of them have people in them, people who look out the window. sometimes the trains just have those mysterious boxes that contain never-known but always-pondered things. usually they are log trains, with cute conductors who never notice that i'm waving. BUT. they all go one way. they never come back! where is everyone going?! and why? everyone is going, no one is coming, and only I am staying. but i am happy; i have come and i have gone, and now is my time to stay. and i love it.
"At least i've still got my books..." (i love that show).
posted by clara @ 17:08
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Well at least you don't live under the noises and stress of big cities. I long for this kind of peace.
might i suggest that you read Walden, by Henry David Thoreau? he does an amazing job of criticizing life, and its perceived complexity, in a way that still applies today. man has very few actual needs, and they are really quite easy to satisfy. misery is unnecessary. do not feel trapped in our society, for it will not bring true joy or peace. the first chapter, "Economy" is the best, but it is heavy...take it slowly, even if you have to re-read everything three times. also there is a slight undercurrent of opposition to organized religion, which doesn't really bother me, but may bother other religious people. good luck!
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