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Monday, July 16, 2007 ( 3:21 AM ) shut up christine how can i explain what i feel the best way to describe it is to compare it to this one chaotic intersection we have to cross on our way to the vegetable market, it's like trying to cross a road as wide as the 605 freeway and the cars are going so fast and there's never a large enough break in traffic to walk across... but the secret is to throw yourself into the traffic, literally wait for that speeding car/auto rickshaw/ motorbike to come then step directly in front of it, and once you take that first step, keep walking slowly and assertively until you get to the other side. it's crazy and goes against everything i was taught as a child but you have to trust that they will swerve around you and you won't get hit. (also don't take my word for it - i'm not liable if you do get hurt and remember this is a metaphor okay) its like every inhale i hold my breath, every exhale is a sigh of relief, and every thought is OMG!!!!!!! omg. know what i mean jelly beans anywho the other day i had a kind of heartbreaking conversation with Anchal about a woman's role - her responsibilities, her freedom - our stories are so different but we both struggle under the weight of other people's expectations and i will never forget what she said to me, that being lost should never be about someone else's disappointment instead i should see it as my own place of strength and power, it is a privilege to have so many choices when so many women have none and i should be lost for as long as i can, because i can. good advice #
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