And yes, we are a tumbling mass of miscommunications and selfishness but like Zorba's zip line; nothing ever fell so beautifully as we. I am learning to embrace the chaotic and dark side of our existence. A task that before I thought quite impossible.
I am able to because I have come more aware of the other side of humans; the side of art, the side that drinks wine and dances in the sand, the side that cries when realizing the Perfect Chaos listed above. The side that shares, loves, looks you in the eye and smiles.
And so I want to write.
Since coming to Spain I have met so many really beautiful people from all over the world. They have changed my perspectives and given me a second chance. This experience is very exciting for me. I wish to use this blog to center my thoughts, record them forever and share them with you.
Your feedback is very very welcome as it is the most important part of communication and communication might just be one of the most important things in the world. Community. You and I. We need each other.
Love, your fellow traveler and guest on earth,
Ross
4 comments:
I feel that getting off of this Westernized continent will do for me the same good as it had done you. Someday I wish to see Africa - where Jane Goodall went in Tanzania - I wish to see Germany - because of a foreign exchange student we are hosting - and I wish to see New Zealand for the beauty that lies there. It is true, there are plenty of great people to meet. People that may be greater in virtue than the others you met yesterday. However, we must never forget those people we met yesterday, even if they aren't as great, because those people provide foundations for our perspective on this world as a human being, which I believe is infinitely great.
Thanks John. I agree with you I think I'll plan on writting a blog in the near future specifically on friendship.
"Make new friends but keep the old
One is silver but the others gold"
I hope this blog helps keep me in touch with old friends back home while alowing me to express my feelings about new ones here.
Ross, your old teacher here, who knew you as a pessimist but one with a big heart, so I'm glad to hear you are finding more light amidst your travels. You write well--you are intelligent, perceptive, and honest. Oh yes, and brave. You always have been.
Welcome to the world of blogging. I've been writing one about my little guy, called Following Elias, for a couple years now and the strange-wonderful-scary-fun thing about blogs is, unlike all my old journals, when you press the publish button people actually speak to your thoughts.
Thanks for sharing yours.
Ross,
I Thought I would spy on your blog and see some of your pics from Spain. The things that you say here are so important. Keep writing and enjoying your experiences in Spain.
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