Have you heard of the idea that we create worlds with language? Salmon Rushdie talked of recent hallucinations of great cathedrals made of words, the late great Terrance McKenna spoke of machine elves that he'd meet during DMT visions, making our reality from the language they speak. Not all languages have words for the past and future. Maybe, the notion of the end of the world is embedded in our language and won't come. Maybe life should always be about the now - the realness of a babies cheek, the smell of coffee and the pink strains of yarrow and becoming real.
Thank you for this and setting off a train of thought!
I’m resisting the end of the world. Am I a fool? I too love these sights and scents. But I will rest in peace only if I fought, worked to save the living world.
Have you heard of the idea that we create worlds with language? Salmon Rushdie talked of recent hallucinations of great cathedrals made of words, the late great Terrance McKenna spoke of machine elves that he'd meet during DMT visions, making our reality from the language they speak. Not all languages have words for the past and future. Maybe, the notion of the end of the world is embedded in our language and won't come. Maybe life should always be about the now - the realness of a babies cheek, the smell of coffee and the pink strains of yarrow and becoming real.
Thank you for this and setting off a train of thought!
i thought i recognized this. i remember you standing in front of our dining room table and reading this and how moved we all were by your words. xoxom
It deserves its own spot. It’s my favorite.
what a lovely poym. xoxom
I’m resisting the end of the world. Am I a fool? I too love these sights and scents. But I will rest in peace only if I fought, worked to save the living world.
Oh my heart. Oh Amy.