Sorta poem
This is just a sorta poem that has been working itself around my head. Really it's just ideas that I wrote down as they came to me so don't expect much. I even thought of creating a new LJ for this sorta thing, as this sort of thinking come often to me, in the name of anomie_jane but I didn't. Anyway, here it is.
What's happened to knowledge for enlightenment's sake?
What's happened to wisdom for helping's sake?
What's happened to working and helping for all its selfish altruism?
Even when helping means doing nothing guided by wisdom and care.
I don't want a career, I want a life's work.
To be a cog in a machine or a living, learning, helping, productive human..
I guess it's a matter of perspective and definition.
I want to define myself by my own beliefs, associations and works.
I know that I'm replaceable, we all are
From Darwin to Boaz, Geertz to my fellows
If we didn't think of it, we can't imagine that no one would..
We just did and that's the special bit but what a coincidence.
A life's work seems so nebulous and maybe impossible for my fellows and I
Just give it a chance, take the chance, make the chance...just try.
That being said...hehe. I probably just got a cynical bug from discussing publishing, making an career niche and such earlier. I just don't think I can write and publish just for my career. Anyway, latter kiddos. I have some autobio of Geertz left to read and a faux interview with him to create for a theory assignment.
What's happened to knowledge for enlightenment's sake?
What's happened to wisdom for helping's sake?
What's happened to working and helping for all its selfish altruism?
Even when helping means doing nothing guided by wisdom and care.
I don't want a career, I want a life's work.
To be a cog in a machine or a living, learning, helping, productive human..
I guess it's a matter of perspective and definition.
I want to define myself by my own beliefs, associations and works.
I know that I'm replaceable, we all are
From Darwin to Boaz, Geertz to my fellows
If we didn't think of it, we can't imagine that no one would..
We just did and that's the special bit but what a coincidence.
A life's work seems so nebulous and maybe impossible for my fellows and I
Just give it a chance, take the chance, make the chance...just try.
That being said...hehe. I probably just got a cynical bug from discussing publishing, making an career niche and such earlier. I just don't think I can write and publish just for my career. Anyway, latter kiddos. I have some autobio of Geertz left to read and a faux interview with him to create for a theory assignment.