Tuesday, 12 January 2010
And so we begin the long climb up and over the winter mountain into the valley of spring. It is hard not have moments of blaahhh and winter funk when the good ole days of summer still seem so far away. This reminded me of something I read once in that we should praise the rain and sun because in doing so we can help to create a balance between flood and drought, and that we should not talk about the weather in an egotistic manner. Very hard to do in the middle of a year harboring some of the coldest, wettest, and harshest winters on record.
While at first read this seems a bit silly and idealistic but what would really happen if we only praised the weather? So much of our language regarding weather is egotistic and so much we hear about the weather is egotistic. It is either too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, too much snow or not enough, what would happen if we just appreciated it? Certainly we could not stop the horrible and tragic weather related catastrophes and emergencies but could we change our day to day reality about the weather? Could we change the meaning of the word drought or flood, or change the feelings we have about rain or sun? And what would the weather reporters talk about if they can't complain about the weather? What would we resort to talking about when making small talk with strangers? Would we have to strech a little to come up with something new or would we just be silent? Sort of like if we gave the world a Coke-a-cola would we all love one another and find ourselves in "perfect harmony"? Is the gesture, or an act of kindness, powerful enough to change perspective on a global level or all we all just thirsty? Would it last or just be a fleeting moment?
Silly but some how provocative.
