explorer, adventurer, scientist, philosopher, passionate,
protector, guardian, fierce, loyal, curious, playful, GREEN.
The Lieutenant, fearless leader. Black beret on my head at a jaunty angle, glint in my blue eyes just daring you to take me on, that smirk... bring on the challenge.
Tearing into the darkness, finding the unknown.
Hat pulled down over my eyes, arms behind my head, sleeping on a tree branch, legs dangling down, swaying in the breeze. Afternoon sunlight dappling the green leaves, dirt roads and adventures to be had. Two from a book, and one in my head.
Are we ever really what we want to be? Is it ever possible to attain that?
The person from the day dreams, the novels and books. The adventurer, the leader, the darkly confident, virtuoso of so many tales told by the dim shine of dusty shafts of light from the afternoon sun?
Honor and chivalry are all but dead, save only, only inside my head.
Ah how reticent and also how outspoken is the heart.
But is the heart the head? And which controls best for what needs to be said?
What am I saying? Whence have I gone?
To tell you the truth, I really don't know.
To write well is not always to what I can aspire
So only read this post if you so desire.
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"Are we ever really what we want to be? Is it ever possible to attain that?"
Yes, that's what makes it worthwhile to chase.
"But is the heart the head? And which controls best for what needs to be said?"
The heart is the sun, the head the magnifying glass, and people are the ants you set on fire.
I like the image you create here--reminds me of a more comely Che Guevara. As to the heart-head question, the ancient Hebrew language and the mystical philosophy resulting therefrom insists that head and heart as we tend to conceptualize them, are in fact the same. Whereas, in Vedic thought, the mind is so uncontrollable that in this age of short lifespans, we are not responsible for what we concoct in our heads, until we speak it. There is also the notion that one must be "khavi," or a poet, before one can be come "guru," or heavy, intense teacher-philosopher; so again, we get the idea of the heart and head being their most evocative when expressed together. You may appreciate the idea of symbol-maker in Wendi and Richard Pini's Elfquest, but that's another comic series to get addicted to!
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