The Institution of Bus Blogging, Part II
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Spent two days or so at a much slower pace that I have been operating at. Sleep came early last night, and even though my eyes shot open at 4am, I forced myself back into slumber. I desperately crave a good 12 hour coma, but the stress is causing me to jerk awake after only 7 or 8 hours of sleep in spite of how tired I am. But I feel rested, and that's important.
So, I'm all smiles today. I spoke with my philosophy prof, then the honours advisor about my topic, then Yan about his, and finally my old classics prof. Each was as rewarding as the last.
If the world didn't need fixing, I would have become a classics major.
I said it to my classics prof, and he took it in stride. I've said it to Beth too, but referred to why I wasn't in something like Music. Everyone seems to take it in stride, but I'm not sure anyone understands that it is a statement of respect. I do what I do because of those people. Because of the artists, the classics majors, the poets, the musicians, the... everything. Those creative or "learning for the sake of learning" endeavours mean so much to me. I do it for them, so that they can exist. I want a world where you don't have to be productive in a menial sense. I want a world where there is enough affluence to produce the arts. Just not at the cost of others.
And that's where I fit.
And don't get me wrong, I will try and do those things too. I am in R&G, afterall. And, you never know, maybe I will pick up a musical instrument again... eventually.
Written On: Laptop