Sunday, April 18, 2010

Simply

           "O be wise; what can I say more?" (Jacob 6:12, bold added vigorously)
           "Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise." (Alma 37:6, bold once again added quite vigorously)
           I don't seek to define wisdom. Only simplicity. Glaring me in the face, the over complex analyzer. I am confounded (does this make me wise?).
           I see meaning, and that meaning is beautifully deep. I love the depth of life. I love the voices of common household objects, the relationship of clouds and stars (like blankets), the... everything! I love words and eloquence. I love reading you! Looking for depth! This means That.
           "Please bring me the your most complex entree! The one with more ingredients and dining rules than actual composing-molecules (They are scanty portions)." And it is then, as they bring you the chef's delightful creation smothered in twelve (12!) sauces that combine to do nothing more than destroy any hope of your tongue tasting normal food again, you look over at the table next to yours and see the culmination of goodness: The french fry. One potato, sliced long, deep fried and salted. It is then you realize your folly.
          The beauty of that fried embassy of simplicity (The humble french fry) is as desireable, fully and simply, as any mass and grand creation. As easy to handle. Smother in Ketchup. Enjoy. Though, of course, simplicity is a healthy and good thing and not innately fattening. (What happens when you try to complexly define simplicity? You end up with french fries). It is better done with single words. In simple purity these small things gain their great power. More power than loquacious speeches, dissertations, or the entire OED ("Madam! I wrote the O.E.D" -J.R.R. Tolkien).
                                                                      And then
          Fresh cut grass
                                                                                             Warm sunshine
                         Window struck rain-drops
                                                                Running through sprinklers
 Happy
                                         Tickles
                                                                                        Open windows
        Read with me
                                                                                                                        Smile
                        Hope                                             Simply Express
                                                         Be believing
                                                                                                                                                  Tangle
     Jumping up and down
                                                                                Embrace
Hold on                                                    Yours
              Milk and cookies 
                                          Fields and stars
                                                                     Good morning                    
               Goodnight         
                                                                                                                   
                                                                           Wonder
                                                       Wonderful
                                                                                Wonder-full
Life
                                                                     
                                                                               
                              

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