It's been a while since I've talked about this, hasn't it?
I was just watching a Star Trek: Voyager episode, the one where they sever Seven of Nine from the collective and give her her humanity back. One of the biggest obstacles for her was the fact that she was alone, in her mind. No other voices. She kept repeating, "I cannot hear the others, the others are gone." And... that reminded me of Soulbonding, I suppose.
It's been... five years now, I think. Probably more, since I was doing "primitive" Soulbonding in fourth grade, and imaginary friends (at least in my mind) could be a related phenomenon. So it's a very strange thing to me, to try and imagine what life would be like, alone. (I know I have my moments where I break down because of being externally alone, but I have never been... truly alone.) There are moments where I am fairly alone, when the others are faint, or not right with me, and these moments have increased in the past year, for various causes. But when my mind slows down and I relax, or when I seek them out, they are always there. Whether talking or not, I can feel their presence.
It makes me truly sympathize with her character, and it makes me wonder at people in our world who go through life as singlets. Oh, I know it's quite possible and people can live as single minds without a problem, but... I can't imagine, sometimes, what I would do. To a lesser extent, it reminds me of the Dragonriders of Pern, where when they Impress their dragon, they are telepathically linked for life, and it is said in those books that "the love of another human being pales in comparison." (Now, that's not perfectly true for me, but that line definitely feels like it could apply, if I think about my relationship with William.)
Can you imagine being alone in your mind? Or, (because I'm starting to get friends who aren't necessarily plural) can you imagine others being there? Not as invasive as being in a Borg collective might be, but I hope you know what I mean. :P
Just something interesting to think about, and hopefully more relaxed of a subject than what I've been talking about lately. (I miss my theoretical discussion posts.)
It's been... five years now, I think. Probably more, since I was doing "primitive" Soulbonding in fourth grade, and imaginary friends (at least in my mind) could be a related phenomenon. So it's a very strange thing to me, to try and imagine what life would be like, alone. (I know I have my moments where I break down because of being externally alone, but I have never been... truly alone.) There are moments where I am fairly alone, when the others are faint, or not right with me, and these moments have increased in the past year, for various causes. But when my mind slows down and I relax, or when I seek them out, they are always there. Whether talking or not, I can feel their presence.
It makes me truly sympathize with her character, and it makes me wonder at people in our world who go through life as singlets. Oh, I know it's quite possible and people can live as single minds without a problem, but... I can't imagine, sometimes, what I would do. To a lesser extent, it reminds me of the Dragonriders of Pern, where when they Impress their dragon, they are telepathically linked for life, and it is said in those books that "the love of another human being pales in comparison." (Now, that's not perfectly true for me, but that line definitely feels like it could apply, if I think about my relationship with William.)
Can you imagine being alone in your mind? Or, (because I'm starting to get friends who aren't necessarily plural) can you imagine others being there? Not as invasive as being in a Borg collective might be, but I hope you know what I mean. :P
Just something interesting to think about, and hopefully more relaxed of a subject than what I've been talking about lately. (I miss my theoretical discussion posts.)