I’m
just going to talk about language for a minute. How inflection can get lost in
text and the same phrase can have multiple meanings; the most romantic things
that can be said; and how magic truly exists in this world. I may add more
stuff if I can think of anything else.
A
simple “Oh damn!” can be taken a number of ways. It could be full of pity, or
frustration. It could be dragged into a two-syllable, flattering “dayum.” It
could even be a sarcastic way of saying, “Sucks to be you!” It’s really all
about context. Whereas the phrase, “Oh God!” is always bad. Why is that? You
could add a “my” in the middle and change it into a multiuse phrase again. It’s
just really bizarre to me that a single word has that much effect; a single possessive
word at that.
“Good
morning.” I love it. Someone woke up and you were one of their first thoughts.
Maybe it’s because they woke up next to you, or maybe they just wanted to talk
to you. Maybe they were already awake and simply paid enough attention to know
your sleep schedule, and they wanted to make their self your first thought. Regardless
what the circumstance, it is one of the most romantic phrases any person can
say to me. I’d prefer a simple “good morning” over an “I love you” any day.
The
very definition of magic is the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using
mysterious or supernatural forces. Written word does that very thing. A
simple slew of letters can change the minds and events of anything in our
localized universe. Not everyone can write powerful speeches. I, personally, am
baffled by the act of writing a moving piece. I also want to believe in magic.
Not in the “poof-fucking-magic” kind of way, but just amazing things: lyrics,
poetry, stories, anything that can change the world.
It looks like that’s all I’ve
got today.
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