it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

[ro6ot]

(fast forward to the present)

I got a lil' ol' mp3 player for my birthday from my parents, and among the songs I immediately dropped onto it was the following gorgeous tune by Fred Thomas. I saw Fred play last year at a friend's house, and I bought the (as it turns out tour-only) CD which contains this song. When I tried to look up the lyrics

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[anonymous]

the thing I remember from Dungeons and Dragons (while you're on the subject...sort of) is that there's a difference between Wisdom and Intelligence, which I dont think I would understand as completely as I believe I do had I not played (albeit briefly and not very well) D&D as a kid.

When you think about that, it's a pretty powerful notion, and it's one of those ideas that grows into you over years, and spreads out as you see examples of it over and over and live examples of it over and over. Much like reading of various philosophies or, frankly, the bible, if you're able to separate youself from the nonsensical aspects of trying to believe that the things in there really happened, and just let go and accept it as a guide to morality or a philosophy in its own right, which is in the end what Religion SHOULD be though the practical applicaton sadly so seldomly stays within philosophical bounds.

Anyway thats not the point.

Here's the point.

Things are so so seldomly exactly what they seem, as your "dead" bird proves, and given a chance almost every situation will surprise you once the truth of it is revealed...ie: "did I wait too long to express my feelings to this person, did it cost me a valuable relationship by my being chickenshit about it", which may or may not be true, in the end you will figure that out for yourself if you are able to let go and view it from the outside. Certainly no one but yourself has the answer to that question.

But like the bird you might just find that things are not quite how they seem just now and you may be surprised at what you evntually discover. Maybe you weren't ready. Maybe she wasnt ready. Maybe it takes something like this to teach you a valuable lesson in some other way that you havent figured out yet. Maybe the pain of it is the experience that drives a little bit more wisdom into you.

In, you know, that D&D way. Like slaying the evil spider or the green blob (always my favorite monster) gives you more experience and can eventually increase your wisdom.

I think...come to think of it I dont really remember that much about D&D.

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[sagaciousme9000]

goddammit I forgot to log in, I hate anonymous posts.