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Jan. 12th, 2003
AcaDec Stupidity
Jan. 12th, 2003 10:39 pmEveryone was so lame and didn't come to Jamie's practice. That was lame. I had fun tho. I'm doing quite well with the listening, I think, and I'll do even better when I really study the packet on who uses chromaticism and who uses monumental orchestration (that seems to be big).
Speech that might work: the importance of handiwork.
It gives a sense of accomplishment, especially these days. No one seems to do anything themselves; you can get a maid to clean, buy processed, pre-cooked food at the supermarket, buy clothes, send them to the drycleaner's, and get a tailor to repair them. It's possible (with enough money) to do nothing for oneself except somehow earn cash.
This is a problem. People should hone skills that let them do their own work; they should learn to knit, sew, garden, cook. It's so easy to forget just how much work goes into living; it doesn't matter whether it's your own or soemone else's.
I'm not saying become subsistence farmers. It's just that knowing how to work, to do things for yourself, is a powerful tool.
It makes you happy. It can be fun. And there's such a sense of pride and accomplishment as you look at a beautiful lace scarf and think, "Wow. I did that. That is beautiful." [Find what you're good at and enjoy. Don't knit if you tangle your shoelaces when you try to tie them. ubt if people would practice... learning at your mother's knee gives you skills.]
this gives you some balance in life. A sense of productiveness and connection that your day job may not give. A sense of wonder that you can go and try to help yourself stay around and comfortable. You're not a cog in the big machine.
Random note-things:
[Selfish to forgert others’ labor; snobbish
Sweatshops
Practical
Eat well, clothes that fit
ànot always (not all cobblers)
shouldn’t go become subsistence farmers, but learning the skills so they can appreciate others
cheaper
fulfilling—better lives, more productive, not cogs
make some effort do do things for themselves, whether sewing or gardening, or whatever; mo time, energy, or skills to do everything; choose for fulfillment.]
Speech that might work: the importance of handiwork.
It gives a sense of accomplishment, especially these days. No one seems to do anything themselves; you can get a maid to clean, buy processed, pre-cooked food at the supermarket, buy clothes, send them to the drycleaner's, and get a tailor to repair them. It's possible (with enough money) to do nothing for oneself except somehow earn cash.
This is a problem. People should hone skills that let them do their own work; they should learn to knit, sew, garden, cook. It's so easy to forget just how much work goes into living; it doesn't matter whether it's your own or soemone else's.
I'm not saying become subsistence farmers. It's just that knowing how to work, to do things for yourself, is a powerful tool.
It makes you happy. It can be fun. And there's such a sense of pride and accomplishment as you look at a beautiful lace scarf and think, "Wow. I did that. That is beautiful." [Find what you're good at and enjoy. Don't knit if you tangle your shoelaces when you try to tie them. ubt if people would practice... learning at your mother's knee gives you skills.]
this gives you some balance in life. A sense of productiveness and connection that your day job may not give. A sense of wonder that you can go and try to help yourself stay around and comfortable. You're not a cog in the big machine.
Random note-things:
[Selfish to forgert others’ labor; snobbish
Sweatshops
Practical
Eat well, clothes that fit
ànot always (not all cobblers)
shouldn’t go become subsistence farmers, but learning the skills so they can appreciate others
cheaper
fulfilling—better lives, more productive, not cogs
make some effort do do things for themselves, whether sewing or gardening, or whatever; mo time, energy, or skills to do everything; choose for fulfillment.]
