We All Have Our Bear To Cross...

[avevale_intelligencer]

...was a title I came up with for one of Gestalt's albums. I like it for a number of reasons, not all to do with the fact that I invented it. For one thing, I like the idea that Christianity survives into the far future such that puns can be made about it: it has too much temporal power at the moment, which leads to a lot of nonsensical interference with people's lives, but purely as religions go it has much to recommend it.

But if you think about it, it's not a bad analogy for life. We all have our bear to cross, and we have to do it carefully in order not to wake it up. Some people's bears are larger than others, some are more deeply asleep than others (it was remarked upon at the time by certain envious souls that Gestalt's bear was actually under the influence of powerful narcotics), but sooner or later the bear wakes up, and then things get hectic.

I'm sure this could be developed into some sort of trendy lifestyle book like What Colour Is Your Parachute? or Who Moved My Cheese?, but I don't think I'm up to the job. For one thing, I'm fairly certain our bear is wide awake and glaring at us right now, which is why I can't sleep.

Comments

[soren-nyrond.livejournal.com]

Some of us, frankly, find it less ... emotion-causing ... to make the longer, but scenic, route round the bear.
Alternatively, invest in a smart-honey-bomb.