Today I have been editing my brain and throwing away the unnecessary and trivial. This is a very hard process. To often I wander and can not keep up with the task. I find that I have very little time for the trivial people in my life. As you age, you need to sort your friends as well as your old clothes and detritus of your life. Cast out the ones that don't fit or are boring. Or, at least, limit the time spent there. Something happens to people as they age. Some continue to grow and some don't. A child will grow and grow and then suddenly their ideas stop. They stop doing things in a new ways and searching for adventure. The searching out comes to a standstill. They don't continue as adults with this incredible yearning for creativity and knowledge. They stop reading, observing life, and wondering WHY. The adults in a child's life must help and encourage the child to continue to search for new ideas and identities. To help them figure out how things work, why birds fly, where rocks come from, etc.
When I taught school (100 million years ago) I would spot the older children whose light had gone out. It could be ignited again, but it was very hard to get it going. Usually there had been some setback with this person. Some tragedy or reprimand to stop the creative thought process. Lots of encouragement and teasing and laughter could bring it back for short periods of time.
This task of sorting must go on everyday. Thinking heavy thoughts and organizing them into some kind of order gets me up in the morning with a clear mind. If I let this go for a few days there is a sliding back of momentum. Anyway, this is what I am thinking about today.
