What I really love about traveling is the journey; the destination is good, but I prefer the journey (as cliche as that may sound, and as odd as I may sound). The reason being is, sailing past what seems to be the unending wild landscape (by which I mean undisturbed trees, scrub, long grass, or perhaps the wheat-lookalike stuff, and red bull dust) enables (perhaps even unleashes) my mind to wander in any possible direction. I find myself getting lost in the deepest thoughts, being inspired and sure, day dreaming (or night dreaming, as may be the case, but it isn't usually) :) It is incredibly relaxing (apart from that particular moment when I find I have actually fallen asleep, when I am awoken with a jolt after dreaming that the car has crashed). It is made even more so when I'm listening to the iPod (yup, unfortunately modern technology has to play a part here - music inspires me and evokes a lot of other emotions).
There is a point to all that. Specifically, my thoughts from the last car trip. I started contemplating the 'bubble' concept; wondering whether we each exist in our own metaphorical bubbles. To start off; 'things' don't just bounce off us, so what are these bubbles protecting us from? In the movie, Bubble Boy, he was protected from germs, since his immune system didn't work properly. In reality though, it seems the 'bubble' is more like our facade; we are able to hide stuff within. Unfortunately, like all bubbles, there's a limited capacity ... there's only so much we can hold. That's why facades aren't exactly efficient; they're temporarily effective in many ways, but in the end that effect is counteracted by overcapacity (at 1.37am, that sounds weird, but I hope it make sense). Fortunately, some of this stuff can be 'eliminated' by processing, resolution etc.
I'm not entirely sure how this is related to the 'bubble' concept, but it also got me thinking about reactions. In a conversation I had a while ago, it was discussed how the world is what it is, and the elements of the planet are what they are, but it and they are all defined by how we perceive them. In other words, nothing is technically defined, since each thing is defined only by perception, and each individual perceives things differently, based on their own knowledge and experiences (even if we are heavily influenced by scientific or other theories). Now, this might not be a very popular opinion (or it could be; who knows), but it is one I find interesting (funny that).
Extending this is the idea of predicting reaction. Let's say that each individual is a pivotal point on the planet; we each perceive an object, and the resulting definition is reflected back into the world, activating any response we have to the object (verbal or physical)... if that makes sense.. there is another branch though, from each of us, if we are to follow the pivotal point idea. It is difficult to predict one's reaction to an object or incident, given that each person is broken down into (ironically) more complex emotions. I.e, we are each one person; we look at the world around us, at thousands of objects, we process what we see, and our ideas and consequent reactions are derived from numerous locations in our minds (I'm loving the squishy feeling my brain is currently experiencing.......).
There was a bit more, but I think I have caused enough damage for one night ;)
.......I think the scariest thing is that was a result of a one hour car trip. I hate to think what might happen on a drive to the other side of the country :P
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