Wednesday, April 22, 2009

in the end, everyone ends up alone

"Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace." ~Oscar Wilde

i love this quote. it's such a romaticized view of death. and if i didnt believe in the afterlife, i think i would be obsessed with death. it just sounds so peaceful. none of the obnoxious aspects of every day life of the living, just lying forever underneath the waving grass and listening to silence. i love the idea of listening to silence. it's something so rare these days. people are always talking, always moving. boredom is always just around the corner and everyone is running from it.

i don't get bored. i'll say i'm bored, but i never really am. i can sit by myself in an empty room for hours, and still not be bored. i'll amuse myself somehow, even if it's just staring at the blank wall in front of me and getting lost in the thoughts and stories running through my head. probably means i'm weird, but i'm okay with that.

back to the point, people are constantly thinking about the next thing. the next thing they'll do. the next thing they'll say. the next place they'll go. we are in a constant race against time, a race we'll all end up losing. i think this constant race against the clock is what makes the picture wilde paints so appealing to me. to forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace... how awesome does that sound??

on a less morbid note, today's earth day. so you should do something earthy. recycle or plant a tree or something.

mason had goats on campus today i heard. dunno what goats have to do with earth day. a friend swears they were only brought because mason is too cheap to mow the grass now and goats fit into the budget.

*Where Were You - The Fray

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