August 28, 2008

  • Capturing Beauty

    I read this amazing thought today on Pirgoeth's blog: "Aesthetics is a drug, powerful and threshold-raising. An encounter of ten seconds can shock me out of a three-month blogging lull. Yet, for finding and reveling in paragons of human radiance, I doom myself to lonely heights. Desirous of improvement, devoid of contentment, the antithesis of naivete."

    As my good friend Brody is finishing up his year in Antarctica, he is rushing to finish up some projects, tie up loose ends, and also to experience as much as he can in his remaining days on the southernmost continent.  Afterall, a year in Antarctica can only leave one breathtaken and will forever change one's view of life.  Antarctica is a place for revelation.

    We had a quick discussion on how we try to jot down our thoughts about the most peculiar events in our lives so that we may share those thoughts with others or perhaps just keep as a self reminder that we have experienced something worthy of a memory.  Unfortunately, we get so caught up with life itself and are only able to find a bit of time to reflect on our fleeting thoughts. 

    We are of the inquisitive type.  The overanalyzers.  We leave no rock unturned and are always curious to see what else is there to find in this great big world.  And when we find beauty...aahhh beauty...we just want to focus on taking it all in. 

    When so many things are happening around us, there isn't much time to write everything down!  We can't possibly document everything that goes on in our heads, simply because it is impossible to wrap our heads around it sometimes.  So when we are crammed for time, our writing becomes somewhat of a chore...a bit dull...almost useless due to its unmotivating factor. 

    Our conclusion is that there are experiences you simply should not bother to record or analyze.  The simple act of writing it down ruins the experience because you spend too much time trying to put a value on it by thinking of specific words to describe it.  Some things are just indescribable.  Some things are just best unsaid.

Comments (3)

  • the overanalyzing part. i can totally follow you on that one.
    but wow, antarctica. now that's what you call an adventure!

  • this reminds me of the times when I actually put down my camera to just ejoy the moment rather than be anxious that i had to record it in the most perfect way

    Antartica! I want to go!

  • sometimes, you just don't want to forget that feeling i think. but yes.

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