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Sep. 22nd, 2003 12:56 amRules
1. Leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed.
2. I'll reply and give you five questions to answer.
3. You'll update your LJ with the five questions answered.
4. You'll include this explanation.
5. You ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed. And it just keeps going, and going, and going.
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tylorael
1) What is the most profound thing that you learned about yourself in Rome?
I think one of the most profound things I experienced while I was there was humility beyond words. I found myself surrounded by young, selfish people who were catty and competitive to the point of being harmful to others, and all I wanted to do was hand them mirrors and ask them how they felt as they did this. Granted, they were younger, but even at 20-22 I was courteous to others and more conscious of other people's emotional well-being. Oh, and there we were, in this ancient city filled with monuments that have stood for hundreds and thousands of years, built to precise perfection and with extreme adoration and skill, yet the disregard for the respect of those statues and such was much larger...thank goodness the buildings will outlive these disrespects.
I guess what comes to mind most is the degree of beauty and mass surrounded by the chaos, the homeless and ugliness. I saw a homeless, drunken man walking down the street, so hammered he couldn't put his penis back into his pants after having peed on the corner. A week or two later, a homeless woman stacked clothing and papers all around herself on a corner, her corner, her home. We walked by and I saw her crouched down strangely. Being who I am, I wondered if she was OK, and took a slightly closer look -- she was making a bowel movement in her "home," and across from one of the most ancient churches, no less!
I am grateful to have the luxuries that I do. I feel much smaller now when I think of the world as an entire entity. I cannot explain how this has changed me, and don't know who, if anyone, has/ will notice those changes at all. They exist though, and every movement of every minute of every day I am reminded just how lucky I am to be me, living inside these warm walls with toilets and (mostly) sound mind; most of all, I am most fortunate to have friends and family who love me and encourage me yet keep me in check so I don't become too much of a diva in the process!~;) I don't ever want to find myself so caught up in me that I forget my roots.
2) What is your favorite flower and why?
I have always loved irises, although I am not exactly sure why. I am almost certain it has something to do with it being purple -- when I was a little girl, I would raid my neighbor's honeysuckle bush, sucking on the little purple flowers and thinking they must be the reason that bumblebees love flowers overall. And then my other neighbors, they had a rose garden and, more specifically, a hybrid that was such a dark shade of purple it almost looked black. From then I think I just associated sweetness with purple, and eventually to irises.
3) How did you find that nifty incense that you love?
HA! The Nag Champa Floral Agarbati (incidentally, it comes in a purple box!~8) I used to frequent Kent OH, especially all the little hippie shops down there. This one, Lasso the Moon, was where I always bought my jewelry from, along with gifts and just browsing because the energy was so peaceful. One day I went to visit the place, searching for a gift for someone and when i walked in, that incense was burning. I had a different incense that I use to burn, but the shop where I bought it from closed or quit selling it, I don't remember anymore. At any rate, this one melded with my senses, and I bought two boxes that day. It is now sold at World Market, which makes life a little easier, seeing as it takes me a good hour to get to Kent from here!
4) Where did Fairuza's name come from?
The actress Fairuza Balk, who was named such due to the color of her eyes (the same as my car), turquoise. I believe it's a Native American word, although from which tribe I cannot recall off hand.
5) Movies, happy endings or sad?
I am not certain whether I regard the endings I enjoy as specific to either emotion. I guess I like *real* endings, which many people regard as sad, but to me they reveal something about humanity, whether that be how fortunate a guy is as a living being, overcoming fears and/ or facing oneself before moving on. Many of these endings involve the death of someone or some part of them on a deeper level. But it gives me a greater appreciation for who I am and what my life is like.
1. Leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed.
2. I'll reply and give you five questions to answer.
3. You'll update your LJ with the five questions answered.
4. You'll include this explanation.
5. You ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed. And it just keeps going, and going, and going.
Five questions from
tylorael1) What is the most profound thing that you learned about yourself in Rome?
I think one of the most profound things I experienced while I was there was humility beyond words. I found myself surrounded by young, selfish people who were catty and competitive to the point of being harmful to others, and all I wanted to do was hand them mirrors and ask them how they felt as they did this. Granted, they were younger, but even at 20-22 I was courteous to others and more conscious of other people's emotional well-being. Oh, and there we were, in this ancient city filled with monuments that have stood for hundreds and thousands of years, built to precise perfection and with extreme adoration and skill, yet the disregard for the respect of those statues and such was much larger...thank goodness the buildings will outlive these disrespects.
I guess what comes to mind most is the degree of beauty and mass surrounded by the chaos, the homeless and ugliness. I saw a homeless, drunken man walking down the street, so hammered he couldn't put his penis back into his pants after having peed on the corner. A week or two later, a homeless woman stacked clothing and papers all around herself on a corner, her corner, her home. We walked by and I saw her crouched down strangely. Being who I am, I wondered if she was OK, and took a slightly closer look -- she was making a bowel movement in her "home," and across from one of the most ancient churches, no less!
I am grateful to have the luxuries that I do. I feel much smaller now when I think of the world as an entire entity. I cannot explain how this has changed me, and don't know who, if anyone, has/ will notice those changes at all. They exist though, and every movement of every minute of every day I am reminded just how lucky I am to be me, living inside these warm walls with toilets and (mostly) sound mind; most of all, I am most fortunate to have friends and family who love me and encourage me yet keep me in check so I don't become too much of a diva in the process!~;) I don't ever want to find myself so caught up in me that I forget my roots.
2) What is your favorite flower and why?
I have always loved irises, although I am not exactly sure why. I am almost certain it has something to do with it being purple -- when I was a little girl, I would raid my neighbor's honeysuckle bush, sucking on the little purple flowers and thinking they must be the reason that bumblebees love flowers overall. And then my other neighbors, they had a rose garden and, more specifically, a hybrid that was such a dark shade of purple it almost looked black. From then I think I just associated sweetness with purple, and eventually to irises.
3) How did you find that nifty incense that you love?
HA! The Nag Champa Floral Agarbati (incidentally, it comes in a purple box!~8) I used to frequent Kent OH, especially all the little hippie shops down there. This one, Lasso the Moon, was where I always bought my jewelry from, along with gifts and just browsing because the energy was so peaceful. One day I went to visit the place, searching for a gift for someone and when i walked in, that incense was burning. I had a different incense that I use to burn, but the shop where I bought it from closed or quit selling it, I don't remember anymore. At any rate, this one melded with my senses, and I bought two boxes that day. It is now sold at World Market, which makes life a little easier, seeing as it takes me a good hour to get to Kent from here!
4) Where did Fairuza's name come from?
The actress Fairuza Balk, who was named such due to the color of her eyes (the same as my car), turquoise. I believe it's a Native American word, although from which tribe I cannot recall off hand.
5) Movies, happy endings or sad?
I am not certain whether I regard the endings I enjoy as specific to either emotion. I guess I like *real* endings, which many people regard as sad, but to me they reveal something about humanity, whether that be how fortunate a guy is as a living being, overcoming fears and/ or facing oneself before moving on. Many of these endings involve the death of someone or some part of them on a deeper level. But it gives me a greater appreciation for who I am and what my life is like.
