Good morning Deeve
What should we call it?
Doing a Banksy?
I like it
In fact I really like it. And when I say I like it, I fucking LOVE it!
Me: Right, c’mon, let’s do a Banksy
Me: *starts picking up rubbish on the shoreline and putting it in the bin* (something my son and I have always done lol)
The question Im left with is, whenever this comes along, is how much is enough?
I think the answer is simple. When your heart doesn’t register injustice. When you don’t feel like you have to do something. It’s like a Duty of Care. It’s only a duty if you register a problem. If you care. For example, if you are driving along the highway and see a small child alone crying on the side of the road and think nothing, turn up your tunes and drive on. But if you look at that child and feel concern, you now have a duty of care to do something.
Im glad you've been inspired by art to do an internal and external examination. True art reaches us and inspires the being within us to reach out for better.
I did not know that. In fact I was Saturday years old. I have never in my whole life had art move me like that. Like ever. Like I am by no means an art expert. I don’t even understand it for the most part. Lolling!
But also, fuck giving up bacon.
I never said I was giving up bacon lol. More trying to buy ethically, not greedily. Asking the local butcher where his meat comes from and knowing not just thinking my porterhouse steak is made in a beautiful porterhouse shop, where the porterhouse smiles and is grateful to be on your plate.
Strangely enough I was chatting with my old man Saturday evening pondering lifes mysteries, getting his thoughts about all the intangibles and the state of the world.
Drove home that night head full of shooting stars and philosophical thoughts.
I love you have a dad you can talk to about things like this
And that perfectly describes how I felt. Shooting stars and philosophical thoughts were internally colliding. Waking me. It’s so strange. Maybe it’s the early signs of dementia lolling.
Not that you asked but heres where we arrived at. The World might be unjust, and we arent promised a tomorrow, but theres pretty much never been a better time to be part of humanity than right now. Its nice to know the rotations we've had around the Sun have pretty much never been better in recorded history.
I really appreciate your thoughts, and I agree that for an Australian there has never been a better time to be a part of humanity. We have wealth, we have for the most part just laws and support.
We are not the world. Doing a Banksy made me realise that.
I am a spoilt wasteful have, in a world where there are zillions of have nots. I now have a duty of care to respect my wealth. Turn off the light, support a charity, buy ethically, stop with the fucking waste.
Just thankful and humble enough to accept that fortune and try my best not to be a cunt. Theres always room for one less cunt haha.
That’s the word. That’s what it’s done. Like humbled my heart. I really want to try and do better. Be better. Because here’s the thing life has taught me, when you give, I don’t mean shit you don’t want, or can easily part with, I mean give things you want, things you love, it helps validate my heart that I’m a good cunt. The world needs less cunts and more good cunts. Well I think it does lol.
So going forward I want to be thankful, humble, accept my fortune, while sharing it where I can.
And your grow looks great!
Thanks
And Deeve thank you for sharing your thoughts. It’s so nice to sometimes have a real discussion.