18 May 2005
Sunny
We all don't live in a yellow submarine. We all don't live in Hobbitdom. We all apparently don't live collectively in neighbourhoods either. According to Marcus Foth, we all live in community networks where modern technology fascilitates our linkages to other people. These are not so much global networks either because most of our friends that we are communicating with regularly are local to us. We can jump in a car and visit them. We are living in a glocal community (Wellman) where physical place really matters.
I was physically at QUT discussing the development of our group website about amature short films. This virtual space is where amature film makers can upload their movies for others to download and enjoy for free. We had just wrapped up our proposal to the government about the benefits of this project to Queensland's creative capital. Our webcommunity was to be a flourishing source of free entertainment and free expression for creative participants and viewers alike. I was filled with the spirit of the creative commons as I walked along to my car. And then it happened...
'Twas not a singular epiphany but more like a multiple state of arousal. Firstly two Asian girls were crossing the street arm in arm. One was dressed in a loose collared shirt untucked with a fat neck tie, kind of like a swarve Afro American cat. We made eye contact and smiled. I am not sure if she was the male in their lesbian affair or simply a funky chick. It mattered not. As I continued, I passed another couple discussing the tempo of some sheet music. My smile broadened even further as I felt the creativity around me swelling out from unexpected corners. How wonderful to be in this creative University environment where youth are brimming with excitement and innovation. I asked in my mind for the universe to show me something else. How could I have missed it? The sun was right there warming my face in its afternoon glow. I smiled even further at this simple warming apparician. Nearby loud voices yelled out in unison from their flat, and then giggled at their outburst. It was another sign of synergistic energy creating fun in the afternoon.
At this point I was almost ready to float the rest of the way to my car, for my feet were barely engaged in any laborious work. My chest was full and my heart was high. It could have been interpreted as just any other day, but my awareness told me that this was special. Any day could be this special. It is just a matter of tuning into the world around you. How very, very Zen.
I was physically at QUT discussing the development of our group website about amature short films. This virtual space is where amature film makers can upload their movies for others to download and enjoy for free. We had just wrapped up our proposal to the government about the benefits of this project to Queensland's creative capital. Our webcommunity was to be a flourishing source of free entertainment and free expression for creative participants and viewers alike. I was filled with the spirit of the creative commons as I walked along to my car. And then it happened...
'Twas not a singular epiphany but more like a multiple state of arousal. Firstly two Asian girls were crossing the street arm in arm. One was dressed in a loose collared shirt untucked with a fat neck tie, kind of like a swarve Afro American cat. We made eye contact and smiled. I am not sure if she was the male in their lesbian affair or simply a funky chick. It mattered not. As I continued, I passed another couple discussing the tempo of some sheet music. My smile broadened even further as I felt the creativity around me swelling out from unexpected corners. How wonderful to be in this creative University environment where youth are brimming with excitement and innovation. I asked in my mind for the universe to show me something else. How could I have missed it? The sun was right there warming my face in its afternoon glow. I smiled even further at this simple warming apparician. Nearby loud voices yelled out in unison from their flat, and then giggled at their outburst. It was another sign of synergistic energy creating fun in the afternoon.
At this point I was almost ready to float the rest of the way to my car, for my feet were barely engaged in any laborious work. My chest was full and my heart was high. It could have been interpreted as just any other day, but my awareness told me that this was special. Any day could be this special. It is just a matter of tuning into the world around you. How very, very Zen.
