I've always been fascinated with the ideals of a heroic quest and would probably have been characterized as a hopeless idealist for much of my teenage and early adult years. I was passionate and angry, rebellious and never satisfied with the answer "that's just the way things are." I took on my Dad who was a military man of some prestige when I was in 4th grade over the Book Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.
The book is an amazing read if you have never indulged and made me incredibly angry at the thought of war and I railed and railed at my father for being part of the problem and being a complicit accomplice to murder by simply being part of the machine that bulldozed young men to their deaths over and over and over again in our nation and human history. I was wildly overly sure of my righteousness even at the precocious and altogether irritating ago of 10 and after sitting through a bit of guff, he told me just that. Make no mistake, I loved my father but was thoroughly terrified of him, so taking him on in such a manner has always seemed to me nothing less than jousting with a dragon; even if it was only a windmill in the form of an exhausted man who had just come home from work to an irrate ten year old who thought she knew better.
I'm hoping to have some time to paint or draw this week something in my Sketchbook 2012 to further discuss this experience and my untouchable desire to "fight the unbeatable foe", but for now, please enjoy one of my favorite songs from the stage-the daring Man of La Mancha
Thank you for playing everyone, it really made me smile this week to know we can still find each other and share a common theme in this way-it's uplifting! Who would like to host next?
Very interesting post Carmen all the more so because you spoke about your early life. Great to have you back!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful post--I've heard of that book, but I haven't read it, will have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI am willing to host this week, God willing and the creeks don't rise--I've been having issues with my computer so lets hope it will function when I need it to.
Last time I hosted, I picked a word that had already been done, so I will have to dig a little deeper. Because of the nature of my life, I haven't been able to "attend" or participate every week, so I don't know what all the words are. (I wonder if they could somehow be added on a side bar of the WWpage.).
A great song! :-D
ReplyDeleteHave we done tenacious? Conundrum? Capricious? (Do you know?) Let me know. Mary :-D
ReplyDeleteThose are the first words that came to me, but I'll be on the lookout for others.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we've done any of those words Mary, and there is no harm in repetition :) I like them all! As for keeping a word list, I think that's a very smart thing to add to the portal-I'll check with Christine E-E and see if maybe she has a list? (she's our organized blogstress for sure) Thanks for hosting, just let Katy at Creating Misericordia know so she can post on the Weekword Portal. I need to get around to everyone to comment and will let them know when i do :) Thanks again!
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