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What I learned on my summer vacation
12th October 2009
I just got back from a weekend of camping and rock climbing at Pilot Mountain, NC with some of the most fantastic people I’ve ever known. Here are the things I learned:
- Everybody’s definition of what is art is different. And their definition doesn’t affect me any more than whether or not they like the same kind of music as I do. What I carrying away from that is that all forms of creation are as personal as religion or politics and, while not as emotional, should probably not be discussed in polite company.
- Things that you learned well when you were young come back to you pretty quickly. I hadn’t been climbing in probably 10 years; seriously & regularly for a lot longer than that. The first attempt I made some classic beginner mistakes and tried to arm my way through which didn’t work. After that, the climbing was pretty good. Overall, I think I did pretty well… not nearly as bad as I was afraid I was going to be but obviously not at the level I used to climb. I will be going again as often as possible and think I can get back to close to the ability of my youth.
- My last climbing experience was at an indoor climbing wall and this weekend verified what I thought about it then… Indoor is probably fine for practicing and so forth but it’s a dry and antiseptic experience compared to climbing on living rock. There’s probably an analogy for modern American life and Wal-Mart there someplace but I’m too lazy to figure it out right now. Maybe later. Or You can think about it yourself.
- There can be no understating that having good people around you is one of the most important things you can do for the quality of your life. The group I went camping with is strangely diverse but respectful of the diversity. IMO, that provides you with maximum exposure to ideas that you can examine and adopt if you like.
In closing, I had a great time. We created great shared stories. We got out and wallowed in nature for a weekend instead of sitting in front of a TV being told when and where to buy things while we were waiting for a place to permanently lay down. I highly recommend you do the same if you get the chance.
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