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Circular wonder: The Library of Congress in Washington DC was founded in 1800
"Humankind should keep their feet grounded where there is physical ground but learn to fly where there is imagination."
CityVP Manjit
I asked readers to consider sharing their thoughts about why write on social media. The following response is written by @CityVP Manjit.
"When I walk into a public library I feel like I have the whole world on the tip of my finger and all I need is the will to touch that world and become one with it. My time sense then becomes one where I lose the sense of time and in this I feel most alive. Then my consciousness returns to the unconscious, because in a library it is rare to find another who walks into with wonder, the majority walk into a public library with an objective, which is to take out a book or books. Opening a book opens another world of wonder unless we wish to consume knowledge, and consumption of knowledge makes for a world obese in ideas rather than free in flow.
When I look at the image to this buzz of all the social media symbols they begin to look like the bars of a prison and yet the key to this prison is not on the other side where freedom is but within me and so I am not seeing posts and I am not seeing in times, in this very moment I see wonder again because for me this is a virtual public library combined with learning laboratory. For sure when I leave the public library or the virtual one here I return to the demands of the world and the realities of the flesh.
Humankind should keep their feet grounded where there is physical ground but learn to fly where there is imagination. If we do too much of the former we remain buried by the demands that are very real demands and if we do too much of the latter we can lose our minds and get lost in our own flow - so flow as Mihaly said is not just a sense of wonder, it must be held in balance with the supply and demand that is the functionings of the world. What I write and what I don't write is either flow or presence - I can't subscribe others to do this because this is their choice. Our flow can create our own prison or it can create our own freedom."CityVP Manjit
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Sara Jacobovici
7 years ago #7
I literally (didn't intend this pun) treasure each of your quotes Chas Wyatt. This one is no exception. Thank you.
Sara Jacobovici
7 years ago #6
Here is another example of our being like minded . I, too, am the proud owner of many an international library card. Yes the library(ies) here are very rich and diverse. Thanks for your comment.
CityVP Manjit
7 years ago #5
Dear Deb, the times when I feel most connected is ironically with lurkers. I not only sense them but sometimes I get a glimpse of them. Yesterday a woman from Venezuela https://www.bebee.com/bee/annick-betancourt-0bFkgc who was not following anyone but had one follower checked out my profile, that simple act can evoke a curiosity in me. It was enough for me to determine that she is starting her career life out in municipal and urban/architect areas and she works in the Capital District of Caracas. This leads me to see a tourist view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCky7_3nK0E while mindful that Venezuela has deep economic problems outlined by a couple of other bees.. Then there is someone who I follow called Javier Benitez Toyos and I marvel at his paintings https://www.bebee.com/bee/javier-benitez-toyos?t=posts while he makes his living as a customer service representative, and I see humility in that man but even more as talent. Both Annick and Javier are quiet people getting on with their business, and for a brief moment we are ships that pass each other on the ocean. There is a beauty in that which I cannot describe but I do appreciate.
Sara Jacobovici
7 years ago #4
Please do so Kevin Pashuk. Would love to see it here.
Sara Jacobovici
7 years ago #3
A very worthy dedication CityVP Manjit. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, the information and the links.
Sara Jacobovici
7 years ago #2
Agreed Dave Rynne.
CityVP Manjit
7 years ago #1