A sort of case in point.
For well over a year I've been reading a blog by a
fundamentalist Christian mother of five in Florida who writes about her life
in such a captivating manner that I almost completely forget that we live in almost
diametrically opposed worlds. As I read her I'm often amazed at how similar we
may actually be. It's probably via her blog that of late I’ve been clicking through
some websites by fundamentalist Christians who are part of a sort of back-to-the-land
movement. As with Amy's blog, these people's lives are very far from mine, but
I'm constantly stumbling upon ways in which we’re perhaps much more similar than
either of us might want to admit.
But that’s not the point. (What is?) As I continue to
click farther and farther away from the source of whatever started to hold my
curiosity, that curiosity still remains unsatisfied, or new questions continue
to ask themselves in my head. My clicks don't run themselves down, or run out of
steam, as I get farther from the original source. In true hypertextual fashion,
each new node that I encounter is the hub of a world unto itself. And that being
the case, it makes sense that even as I distance myself farther and farther from
the "source", I still find myself wanting to take a glimpse at yet something
else, at one more item, at some promising reference, and so on. Am I getting farther
and farther from myself in the sense that I’m not producing the end product that I thought I would (or should)? Perhaps. On the other hand, simply following interesting items is a worthwhile endeavor
unto itself.
Go to: Now. Right now!