Re: I'm still here
Fluxis (Fluxis@aol.com)
Sun, 18 Jan 1998 17:28:29 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 98-01-18 16:31:17 EST, you write:
<< it's a way of
seeing that makes me think of William Blake creating a lifetime of art to
really earn and understand the insights of youth instead of just brazenly
extolling them as I hear in the post below. >>
Huh? Why would He have to grow up in order to be a kid again? "Art" blah blah
blah.
Little kids know where its at, that's all I'm saying. They haven't eaten as
much of that apple that Teddy talks about as we have. Little kids are open to
it. They start out without any apples...and then they start chewing when they
start going to school...by the time our wonderful educational system spits
them out they're full-fledged apple eaters, except for the best of them.
Though it isn't just the education system, the one where there is a "right"
way to be vs. a "wrong" way to be, its also the commodity of youth that
everything trades on. And something else really really profound, or something.
But its the educational system that says "YOU NEED TO ANALYZE _______ IN ORDER
TO UNDERSTAND." When in fact analysis is in direct contrast to any true
understanding...who cares if Salinger had bad dialogue in the Franny and
Zooey? (I in fact still think its brilliant.) The fact was, it was a
remarkable story and the only one that ever came close to wrapping its arms
around the way I felt. "Emotional Immaturity", my ass. They could see beauty
and I don't find that in very many stories. If being receptive to beauty is
emotional immaturity, then call me a 3 year old. I'd take it over any
sniveling "adult" perception of this world. I say it again: Kids got it all in
the bag. Come on, guys, vomit those apples. I got two fingers for you.....
-ecas