my bf looks at me just like the guy in the video where his gf is singing to him in the car
flights
there's a river in my mind that's never still.
[A Small Needful Fact
Ross Gay
Is that Eric Garner worked
for some time for the Parks and Rec.
Horticultural Department, which means,
perhaps, that with his very large hands,
perhaps, in all likelihood,
he put gently into the earth
some plants which, most likely,
some of them, in all likelihood,
continue to grow, continue
to do what such plants do, like house
and feed small and necessary creatures,
like being pleasant to touch and smell,
like converting sunlight
into food, like making it easier
for us to breathe.]
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We live in a world where we so often quote figures of the number of the dead in Iraq and Afghanistan and Congo, until they become just that - figures. Each time I read these news articles, I find myself thinking, “What do they dream about in Congo?” “How do they fall in love in Afghanistan?” “How do they resolve family quarrels in Iraq?” “What do they like to eat?”
Of course we must know about the dead and the dying. And of course these figures and facts are essential. But they must, they should, coexist with human stories. We should know how people die, but we should also know how they live.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, from the Commonwealth Lecture 2012, on the tremendous importance of human stories (via 4a0000)
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| 5-year-old kid on Halloween: | Trick or treat! |
|---|---|
| Me: | Awh, and what are you supposed to be? |
| Kid: | Frankenstein! |
| Me: | Ah, well that is where you are wrong. You see, sweet summer child, Frankenstein was not the name of the monster, as so many people wrongly believe. Frankenstein was the name of the man who created him, without any of the nuts and bolts that you have poking out of your neck, may I add. Therefore, your costume is completely ill-informed and incorrect. However, if you stand by your declaration that you are Frankenstein, and that your monstrous appearance is simply symbolic of his nature as the true monster of the story, then your efforts are, in fact, commendable. Here, have a bonbon. |
If you’re reading this
then go drink some water. You and I both know you probably haven’t in a while.
Reblog this so other people know to stay hydrated.
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