Gum (n): A pliable putty-like material which, when inserted into the mouth, creates an atmosphere of smell around the chewer, masking the majority of unpleasant smells lingering on the chewer's person and giving the illusion of good hygiene.
I wonder about gum. I wonder who invented it. I've heard that it got its start way back when they still used grunts and hand signals to communicate. Apparently there was a certain kind of tree that had thick chewy sap. Someone stuck a wad of it in their mouth one day, and gum was born. Eventually I guess someone decided to manufacture their own gum concoction, but when did gum go from being a chew toy to being a substitute for a meal, or a source of pleasure or, as I mentioned before, a cologne? And why is it that people always seem to need something to chew on? Did we actually evolve from beavers instead of monkeys?
Speaking of beavers, do their teeth grow continuously because they chew so much or do they chew because their teeth are constantly growing? And can a beaver bite down a tree? I've seen trees that look like a beaver bit them down. Today I saw a piece of art about beaver bitten trees. The artist described them as broken. "Broken dreams and broken trees," is what she told us she was portraying. I wonder why her dreams broke. I wonder what her dreams were, and how she knew they were her dreams. I wonder when I'll know what my dreams are. Maybe you don't realize your dreams until a beaver bites them down. Do beavers chew gum?
that woman made me sad and slightly confused.
ReplyDeleteI think dreams can come to you in the form of small epiphanies; they just pop inside your brain and you wonder why you haven't thought of them before.
ReplyDeleteIt's like one of those moments where you feel like you hit a brick wall and there's no where to go. There's no possible way to get around it until you realize that the answer is starring you right in the face: a guided map telling you exactly how to get around the wall is pinned, take a wild guess...TO THE WALL.
Not all dreams are like that. But some are. The point is, they will eventually hit you over the head like a sledge hammer (ow) and once you realize what you want to do, you will wonder why you even considered anything else.
I'm thinking that's what choosing your spouse is like, too. But that's a whole other conversation/comment!