See, we hold ourselves to these absurd standards sometimes, benchmarks that stop us from saying dopey stuff or acting infantile. I know it shouldn't be a regular part of life, not adult American life, but we gotta learn how to play and laugh again.
I wish I, in my middle-aged American self could summon some silliness more often than I do. When I do the right/sober and sane thing, I feel like I'm missing something important. Sometimes I just have to turn my back on seriousness.
For me things have become too benign, too regimented. On those rare occasions when I laugh hysterically for no particular reason at all, I feel the most alive. I feel like I could cross the mighty ocean and sail away. Don't be following me if you can't swim.
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