Not the first time but the paddlepop sunset today never fail to mesmerise me with its art. Orange meets lavender. It makes me wonder why tend to appreciate splashes of colours being put together on a canvas more than just a dash of solid colour. Art is testament to the notion of the sum being greater than the parts in isolation. And this is nature's way of reminding how its course is naturally to not only co exist but to mingle and intersect. And that all of creation within this universe in its entirety is made up of interwoven fabric. From the vibration of the minute molecules to human interactions of all kinds- man with the environment, with nature, with animals and plants, within urban landscapes. Of all the knowldge in the world that has been passed down and shared. Of ideas coming together waiting to be materialised and realised in concrete terms. To be in isolation is to just exist. But to thrive requires work in building a right mix - to have a deeper level of assimilation, acceptance and understanding. So as to synergise, to harmonise and to create art in face of diversity.
It has been more than 2 years since I published anything on this blog. I have written a few reflections quite abit during this time, but they are mostly in draft versions, probably reflective of the scatteredness of my thought processes, or the ongoing engagement with the topic which has yet found a proper resolve (or is there ever a resolve really?), or just me finding mere words to articulate my thoughts that are waiting to be entertained and possibly verbalised or written. I'm driven to write this post precisely because I can't entirely ignore the nagging voice inside my head, telling me to use writing as a tool to not only express myself, but to reclaim my voice. It is such an insanely noisy world. The constant stream of information from different online platforms not only pull me from various directions, but it spreads my attention too thin that it is impossible to follow one stream of thought, sit on it for awhile, slowly reflect and if possible, articulate it. It is not ...
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