A Bit of Randomness
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. --Diane Arbus
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Preferences and Change
An old friend of mine stopped by yesterday en route to visiting her parents for the holidays. We have known each other for...oy..27 years! but lost several years ago for one reason or another. A few months ago, I realized how much I missed her, took a shot and emailed her and we've been back in each others lives.
The visit was waaaaaaaaay too short, especially knowing that since her parents moved away, she really has no reason to be in town for any length of time anymore. But it was like no time had passed at all. And while much of the time was taken up with "so what's ____ up to?", watching her (beautiful!!!) greyhound get my cats completely riled up simply by breathing and getting Dylan a snack (you wouldn't think that'd take so long but sheesh!) we did get a bit of more "important" conversation in.
There were a few of the, "ok, you do still like ___" that got me thinking about when it is that likes/dislikes/general personality type things get crystalized. I know to never assume that the children in my life are still all about one particular subject, regardless if I've only seen them a week ago. Hell, I know my attentions can be that fickle even now. But I also remember lots of "this is how my life will be" or "This is my absolute favorite. It will be with me always" that make me cringe at the thought.
I suppose that if all of what one treasured and adored remains constant, life would get fairly boring. There would never be room for growth or learning or discovery. Im just fairly curious if there's any definitives, as it were, or when those set in. Would it matter what the association would be for a particular like or dislike? How drastically does that affect the time frame? Could an equally important even change it?
There's so much more that I'm thinking of but it is now time to get the wee small one up and offer her many opportunities to discover her own world...
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Just Read:
~The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Reading:
~Heart Seizure by Bill Fitzhugh
~The Mystic Foundation by Christopher Penczak
~Again, Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison
Going to Read:
~A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (still on the potential)
The visit was waaaaaaaaay too short, especially knowing that since her parents moved away, she really has no reason to be in town for any length of time anymore. But it was like no time had passed at all. And while much of the time was taken up with "so what's ____ up to?", watching her (beautiful!!!) greyhound get my cats completely riled up simply by breathing and getting Dylan a snack (you wouldn't think that'd take so long but sheesh!) we did get a bit of more "important" conversation in.
There were a few of the, "ok, you do still like ___" that got me thinking about when it is that likes/dislikes/general personality type things get crystalized. I know to never assume that the children in my life are still all about one particular subject, regardless if I've only seen them a week ago. Hell, I know my attentions can be that fickle even now. But I also remember lots of "this is how my life will be" or "This is my absolute favorite. It will be with me always" that make me cringe at the thought.
I suppose that if all of what one treasured and adored remains constant, life would get fairly boring. There would never be room for growth or learning or discovery. Im just fairly curious if there's any definitives, as it were, or when those set in. Would it matter what the association would be for a particular like or dislike? How drastically does that affect the time frame? Could an equally important even change it?
There's so much more that I'm thinking of but it is now time to get the wee small one up and offer her many opportunities to discover her own world...
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Just Read:
~The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Reading:
~Heart Seizure by Bill Fitzhugh
~The Mystic Foundation by Christopher Penczak
~Again, Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison
Going to Read:
~A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (still on the potential)
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