The drought
by Shang Lee
A bout of sickness, a torrential rain of work, the lack of tai chi practice, migrating to a Mac, playing too much word challenge on facebook… and probably there are more excuses, but there’s been a lot going on in my mind, which explains the dry writing season. I’ve even stopped writing in my journal till a few days ago. It’s been one uneasy silence. Silence in words, but in my head, the silence is deafening.
Today, I treated my silence with words from a page.
I walked into a book shop, and picked up a book called “This is water” by David Foster Wallace. I finished it within the 20 minutes I was there. It’s not so lengthy like a standard book. You can even find the whole text online (if you google hard enough). I read it quickly because I felt the message. It seems to be talking to me there and then, when I needed it.
And then another string of words jumped at me. It’s one of those motivational wallpapers (those that are literally on a wall, rather than those that fills your computer screen). And , surprise surprise, it’s on water again. It’s about a lecturer meeting a group of his ex-students who’s complaining about the stresses in life. He then asked them to pick up a cup of water from a table. Everyone did, only to find out that they picked the best looking cups. The lecturer’s message?
If all you want is water, why go for the pretty cups?
Maybe these water messages will drown out the drought. And I thought of these while having my dinner by the pool. Must be a sign…
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Good to see you posting again.
I really liked this post. Maybe the drought will allow you to reboot out of your default setting. Sometimes it’s in the stillness of the desert, when the noise disappears that things become clearer.
Thanks you guys.