I'll be entering into my Kong year soon. I'm kind of scared. I wonder if it's how you felt during your Kong year, not having accomplished what you wanted. Sometimes life bunker rushes you—three times in a row—and by the time you've learned your lesson, the match is already over. For six more years you walk around like a ghost that doesn't realise it's died. Will I do that too? Did I really lose? I feel like a Reaver that's used up its scarabs on ill-chosen targets and now must crawl back and forth from mineral patches for another chance. Heaven forbid I want to upgrade scarab damage. That Command Center has so much health. If I keep shooting at it won't it just fly away before I can finish it?
They say that a metaphor or allegory can mean only one thing, whereas a symbol can mean infinite things. Some say that because of this the symbol is stronger, lasts longer, and carries more meaning. Allow me to offer you a symbolist version:
On a cold afternoon I see the fall leaves turn colours that no longer delight me. I stuff my hands in my pockets and turn my head down. Grey, little rocks. A fog escapes my mouth in one long breath. The wind flies loose hair away from me.
Profound, right? No, I guess it's not. Good symbolism isn't as easy to write as metaphors. I guess that's why they say it's better. This shirt makes my nipples hurt. That's not a metaphor or a symbol. Just a fact. I have sensitive nipples, you see. It affects my choice in shirts, hence why I'm wearing a different shirt now than what I started with at the beginning of this paragraph. I fear the Kong year and I long for the Kong year. I want to grow, but I don't know if I'll grow in a good direction. Don't hate me for saying it, YellOw, but I hope the Kong year helps me cope with reality.
After reading this blog, I was perplexed for a Second. Then i understood on my Second read. I Second your thoughts about the uncertainty of life, but sadly it is a fact that no one is completely able to Second-guess what will happen to them. But I urge you to seize the opportunities you have as you might not get a Second chance. Remember, life does not rewind, and you cannot go back for Seconds.
On October 01 2011 11:26 Pangpootata wrote: After reading this blog, I was perplexed for a Second. Then i understood on my Second read. I Second your thoughts about the uncertainty of life, but sadly it is a fact that no one is completely able to Second-guess what will happen to them. But I urge you to seize the opportunities you have as you might not get a Second chance. Remember, life does not rewind, and you cannot go back for Seconds.
On October 01 2011 11:26 Pangpootata wrote: After reading this blog, I was perplexed for a Second. Then i understood on my Second read. I Second your thoughts about the uncertainty of life, but sadly it is a fact that no one is completely able to Second-guess what will happen to them. But I urge you to seize the opportunities you have as you might not get a Second chance. Remember, life does not rewind, and you cannot go back for Seconds.
On October 01 2011 11:26 Pangpootata wrote: After reading this blog, I was perplexed for a Second. Then i understood on my Second read. I Second your thoughts about the uncertainty of life, but sadly it is a fact that no one is completely able to Second-guess what will happen to them. But I urge you to seize the opportunities you have as you might not get a Second chance. Remember, life does not rewind, and you cannot go back for Seconds.
EPT
