I remembered that i was to stand tall, straight and still ...in my squat doing drills at times...while i was in my school NPCC days :)...And is under the hot sun...so ya, haha...that moment not so joyful :)...but in that smart uniform...there is always a joyful pride :)
i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.
"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen
this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.
briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.
wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.
until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"
so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?
6 comments:
Stand still...becos...joy overflows from inside :)
Ah, feel the joys of stillness....
I remembered that i was to stand tall, straight and still ...in my squat doing drills at times...while i was in my school NPCC days :)...And is under the hot sun...so ya, haha...that moment not so joyful :)...but in that smart uniform...there is always a joyful pride :)
What is the difference between jumping for joy and standing still for joy?
hmmmm....active joy and slient joy, right ??? :)
Will i jump higher if i am silently joyful?
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