Sensawunda

 

I don’t want the world to get to jaded for "awe." I think stories, myths and life can be inextricably linked with the understanding of the mind (and culture, society, place in the universe, etc). I still get a thrill out of a new idea, or a new vision of what the universe might be like; but I’ve always preferred to have that universe inhabited by interesting beings whose motives I can understand at least a little. There are some really amazing things in this universe, and some really amazing people trying to understand them. If your sense of wonder dies, that seems like it could ruin travel, and art, and a lot of other things that make life worth living. I still want my Sensawunda. Seeing places I’ve never seen, learning about technologies that don’t yet exist, watching the “curtain open” and being surprised by what appears. Maybe it’s as easy as taking the world we live in, drop in one “different” element, and imagine how people would react. I think we may not be so much jaded as we are “living in the future”. However, I do wish I had a ray gun…

Peace, DAG!