I love a lot of things. I have a fantastic family and amazing friends that I love constantly. I love nature and reading and learning and animals... and right now, I am focused on how much I love music. I love everything about it. I love the bands and the songs and the instruments and especially the words. Lyrics to songs have a tendency to be amazing poetry. They are so full of meaning just ripe for the picking...
Words are so powerful in so many ways. I had a very interesting discussion with a student today about words. This particular student is very insightful and already, at the ripe old age of 13, understands that if you don't want anyone to know about something, you never, ever, ever, write it down. Words that are written are bound to be read and if it's something you want to keep secret, you are much better off keeping it inside your mind. This is an important lesson to be had and I have to say, the younger you get it, the less heartache it brings you.
This all connects to the fact that I just got home from watching Angels & Demons. I read the book a couple of years ago and loved it SO much. The Da Vinci Code was another great book, but the movie was a pretty big disappointment in my eyes. I was nervous about this one, but I had to go and I have to say, it wasn't that bad. There were a few things that I noticed right off the bat, but looking at it from just a theatrical perspective, it was a pretty darn good movie. The connection here though, is to codes... when people want to say things and write things down that they don't want anyone and everyone to know and understand, they use codes and symbols. Angels & Demons is full of ancient codes and symbols and a fantastic discussion of the connections between science and religion that we just don't have space to get into here. The thing to know is, that when you read between the lines, you can see that there are codes everywhere around you. People are constantly struggling to make meaning out of things in their lives and sometimes they are more successful at it than others. Whether you're looking at things around you, religion, science, movies, books, music, or universal signs and signals, life is about making meaning. My question is, how much of that meaning comes from out there in the wide, wide world, and how much of it comes from inside you?
Here are a couple of Haikus that have been bouncing around inside my skull. Read the lines, read between the lines and have fun making your own meaning.
I want to kiss you
on the top of a mountain
under the moonlight.
Only in Springtime
does my cup runneth over
outside of it's banks.
When light turns to dark
and the sun refuses to rise
where will I be found?
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