Okay. I'm going to indulge something I don't think I EVER have. Never, ever was I one of those little girls who looked through magazines at wedding dresses or dreamt up any ideas about what her day would be like. To be honest I never even really thought too much about what the guy would be like, much less the day itself. I never picked out kids' names and I CERTAINLY had no idea what my wedding ring would look like. And it's not that I'm so altered that I feel I'm even ready for marriage. I am in no way desperate or "waiting for the right guy to come along" or anything like that...I definitely still feel I have a lot to do and want to be before I commit myself to someone forever. I admit I'm a teensy bit of a feminist (at least comparable to many Mormon women) when it comes to this and I want to be married when it is the right time to be married. For me it feels like I still have some time. And I also have a feeling I'm not going to find my guy in Utah. I just have a feeling. However, I am a little more OPEN to the concept of it. And with a lot of friends, people very close and important to me, being married or getting married, it's got me thinking about things. So...this is just a little wish list. A little treasure trove of ideas that could be, if you will.
For the sake of it
Is a concept, an ideal, or any form of intangible being in need of contribution? In need of a voice, a vote, a presence within the world simply for the "sake" of it? Should I practice my handwriting for the "sake" of calligraphy or the art of ink to paper? Is it appropriate that I pay for every movie I watch for the "cause" of cinema? Does the impalpable need human beings to contribute to their being for the "interest" of them? Now this dialogue has links to many other arenas outside of the arts, although that is where the root of these thoughts come from...What qualifies something as being a "worthy cause?" Let me hear your thoughts on this...
