Curiouser & Curiouser…

There’s Something To Be Said For Not Saying Anything. Sometimes Silence Speaks Louder Than Any Words Ever Could. Silence Is Both Golden And Deadly...Vastly Depending On How It’s Wielded. There’s So Many Thoughts Racing When I’m Silent And I Honestly Couldn’t Even Begin To Fathom The Consequences Of These Thoughts Spoken Aloud. That May Or May Not Have Been Stated For Dramatic Effect, But You Get The Point. 

I Think A Problem I Face Is That I Habitually Am Curious. I Explore The Silence Of Others, I Explore Others In General. That’s Just Who I Am...Someone Constantly In Pursuit Of Knowledge. Maybe It’s Genuine Curiosity, Maybe It’s Still Some Of That Childhood Whimsy & Spirit That I’ve Maintained Throughout Pain And Brokenness. I Had A Moment Where I Was Ready To Think That Was Problematic And Apologize For It…But Fuck That.

I’ve Seen And Been Through So Much And I’m Thankful To The Highest That Throughout It All I’ve Been Able To Maintain Some Semblance Of Pure Innocence. I Think Too Many Times In This World We Strip Both Children And Adults Of That Gift Of Being Able To Have Simple Wonder And Curiosity. I Think Too Many Times We’re So Ready To Commit And Conform And Contend With The Ugliness In This World And We Let It Harden Us Under The Illusion That Conforming To Said System Will Help One Achieve Optimal Success In This World. 

For wanderers, dreamers, and lovers, for lonely men and women who dare to ask of life everything good and beautiful. It is for those who are too gentle to live among wolves.

James Kavanaugh

There Are So Many People And Things And Cultures And Systems Whose Language I Don’t Speak. But I Want To Know More. I Want To Know More About Myself. I Want To Know More About The People, Cultures, And Languages Around Me. Nothing Is Insignificant. It’s Always The Details And The (Seemingly) Insignificant Directions That Matter. I Think Too Many Times We See The World, The People Around Us Through This Lens Of The Immaterial. That These People And This World Aren’t Worth Exploring, Aren’t Worth Potentially Getting Hurt Or At The Least, Realizing Things That We Somehow Already Knew We’d Find Out.

But Even With Those Truths, Even Though Pain & Betrayal & Disappointment Are Viable Outcomes...It’s Still Worth That Trip. It’s Still Worth The Journey Because Even With Every Moment Of Pain & Betrayal & Disappointment, You Find Out Things About Yourself. You Find People Who You May Not Have Otherwise Have Found And You Create Experiences And Bonds With Them. What If You Allowed Those Outcomes To Stop You From Looking And Journeying Deeper? What If You Allowed The Hardships Of The World To Keep You From Finding Your Own Corners Of Love? & Peace? & Community?

So Cheers To Curiosity. Cheers To Those Of Us Who Have Retained That Spirit Of Wanting To Know The Unknown...To Wanting To Know More Than What’s In Front Of Us. Cheers To Those Of Us Who Are Willing To Take Those Steps To Discovery. Because As Cliché As It Sounds...This Life...This Ride Is About The Journey And The Knowledge Acquired.