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October 02, 2006
Quotes + Poetry
To be honest, I had trouble concentrating on the reading and instead constantly got stuck on the quotes and poems. I think I got the jist of most of the ideas just from lingering on the poetry. One in particular that stuck with me was:
"For the memories themselves are not important. Only when they have changed into our very blood, into glance and gesture, and are nameless, no longer to be distinguished from ourselves - only then can it happen that in some very rare hour the first word of a poem arises in their midst and goes forth from them" - Rainer Marie Rilke
I feel that this describes a really interesting notion that I never really thought about much until I saw it written down on paper. The act of assimilating a thought, idea, concept, or piece of media and absorbing it into yourself. Soon after its been absorbed, it becomes a part of you and the way you act, interact, and simply live your life. It happens every day. We rarely even think about it and I feel Rainer Marie Rilke describes this seemingly mundane process so beautifully.
I know it's really off topic. Sorry. Hah...
Posted by Rory Nugent at October 2, 2006 02:56 PM