Sweet and distant fictions
On lonely nights, you will lay and listen.
Journal created:
on 4 February 2004 (#2107952)
Updated:
on 10 May 2021
Name:
c.c.
Location:
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Website:
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms."
- Thoreau
The moon will never lie to anyone. Be like the moon. No one hates the moon or wants to kill it. The moon never takes anti-depressants and never gets sent to prison. The moon never shot someone in the face and ran away. The moon has been around for a long time and has never tried to rip anyone off. The moon doesn’t care who you want to touch or what color you are. The moon treats everyone the same. The moon never tries to get in on the guest list or use your name to impress others. Be like the moon. When others insult and belittle in attempt to elevate themselves, the moon sits passively and watches, never lowering itself to anything that weak. The moon is beautiful and bright. It needs no makeup to look beautiful. The moon never shoves clouds out of its way so that it can be seen. The moon needs not fame or money to be powerful. The moon never asks you to go to war to defend it. Be like the moon.
Go without a coat when it's cold; find out what cold is. Go hungry; keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat, get down to the lean tissue and see what it's all about. The only time you define your character is when you go without. In times of hardship, you find out what you're made of and what you're capable of. If you're never tested, you'll never define your character.
I know that I leave myself open to attack here. I come off as some hard-ass macho American stereotype. I'm not saying that it's great to be an uncultured, tough guy with zero sensitivity, for goodness sake, drop and give me fifty real ones! But there's no reason to let yourself slip either. You have a problem with this attitude? Then get out of your home, because some hard working, non-cocooning mother fucker built it, another one grew the leafy green salad that you will eat tonight. On the other hand, I don't give a fuck if you turn yourself into a mediocre piece of shit. It is the American way, so just go with it. I can only do what's right for me.
- Henry Rollins.
- Thoreau
The moon will never lie to anyone. Be like the moon. No one hates the moon or wants to kill it. The moon never takes anti-depressants and never gets sent to prison. The moon never shot someone in the face and ran away. The moon has been around for a long time and has never tried to rip anyone off. The moon doesn’t care who you want to touch or what color you are. The moon treats everyone the same. The moon never tries to get in on the guest list or use your name to impress others. Be like the moon. When others insult and belittle in attempt to elevate themselves, the moon sits passively and watches, never lowering itself to anything that weak. The moon is beautiful and bright. It needs no makeup to look beautiful. The moon never shoves clouds out of its way so that it can be seen. The moon needs not fame or money to be powerful. The moon never asks you to go to war to defend it. Be like the moon.
Go without a coat when it's cold; find out what cold is. Go hungry; keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat, get down to the lean tissue and see what it's all about. The only time you define your character is when you go without. In times of hardship, you find out what you're made of and what you're capable of. If you're never tested, you'll never define your character.
I know that I leave myself open to attack here. I come off as some hard-ass macho American stereotype. I'm not saying that it's great to be an uncultured, tough guy with zero sensitivity, for goodness sake, drop and give me fifty real ones! But there's no reason to let yourself slip either. You have a problem with this attitude? Then get out of your home, because some hard working, non-cocooning mother fucker built it, another one grew the leafy green salad that you will eat tonight. On the other hand, I don't give a fuck if you turn yourself into a mediocre piece of shit. It is the American way, so just go with it. I can only do what's right for me.
- Henry Rollins.