1.27.2009

a silly little straw

It's amazing how long we can spend building walls. The Great Wall of China; The Berlin Wall; Fortress America; these are all wondrous examples of man keeping man out. None are more malicious and destructive than the wall protecting the every-day man however. It is this wall that truly hinders humanity from fulfilling it's true potential. Food and medicine flow are not hindered by this wall, but love and affection are. Perhaps they are not so different.

Yet, despite this pessimism I hold, it never ceases to amaze me how easily these walls will tumble if one pushes it at the right spot. Just this very evening, the simple act of listening to a song entangled in a mess of old emotional strings tore my walls down in an instant, affording me an excellent viewpoint.

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