Dorian Gray (doriangray) wrote in thedoorway, @ 2013-05-29 13:29:00 |
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Entry tags: | !network post, !trigger warning, dorian gray, septimus smith, sherlock holmes (elementary), steve rogers / captain america (616), tony stark / iron man (616) |
All of the true things that I am about to tell you are shameless lies. But if they make you happy, you should live by them.
I'm reading a book. I'm not really sure what it's about. I thought it was about a man writing about the father of the Atomic bomb (who was also very interested in turtle spines) but then it wasn't. Then, it might also be about something called Bokononism, which seems to me to be a beautiful interpretation of everything that makes religion stupid. No, not only religion, but beliefs of any kind, or perhaps even belonging to a certain set of beliefs and imagining that makes you a part of some community. Be them scientific, political or otherwise. The granfalloon or whathaveyou.
False sense of... belonging. As though that makes us happy.
I think that might have an even larger meaning in this place. We're all here, and perhaps we think we ought to feel a sense of comradery for those from our own worlds. The places we thought we belonged -- but I don't think it's necessary. I think I've learned more and grown more since coming here and being away fromHenrmy world. I think having others from my book here would "stunt" me, I think it isn't necessary to limit yourself to or trust those who've had similar lives or experiences because that can be narrowing to your perspective, perhaps.
I'm not sure. It's only a thought. I'm going to keep reading this book, it's not like anything I've ever read before. I'm still not quite positive I know what it's about, but it's making me... think, I suppose.