Theme of the Day
February 23rd, 2007 by smidge
Part II in the ‘Cosmology of Waste’ series: THEME OF THE DAY
(Part I was Wastemakers in the Sky.)
Whenever we’re out hauling, there is always a Theme to be discovered. We discover it by noticing something at least three times during the course of the day. The same things or things that relate to each other in some way that requires figuring out.
Oftentimes there will be two different things that have each happened twice and could happen again to become the official Theme. In such cases we declare “Competing Themes” and keep our minds open for a more evidence one way or the other.
I wish I could give examples of some of the themes we’ve had in the past, but it is the nature of themes that they’re hard to remember. That’s part of the reason we started this blog. Some themes are simple and somewhat pedestrian; others remarkably complex and unpredictable.
If you try too hard to figure out a Theme, you will inevitably fail. Invented themes will always seem labored and artificial. True themes cannot be invented, only discovered - revealed by the Wastemakers. And true revelation affords a definite sense of favor with the Makers, of being specially chosen to play a part in – and witness the wisdom of - their mysterious designs.
