"The fervent belief we shared then, and that perseveres today, is that the energy liberated by this combination of music and ecstatic dancing is somehow making the world better, or at least holding the line against the depredations of entropy and ignorance."and even completely out of context, it holds such truth that i can't help but let it jump off the page and into my soul. because really, for me, there is nothing better than that state of mind and being where you don't care who's around, how crazy you look, who you're smashing into because everyone around you doesn't matter. only your spirit matters, and your body and mind letting go off all the things that are holding that spirit hostage.
i used to not dance. i used to go to shows and not dance. how silly, looking back. i remember my first widespread panic show and watching all these crazy hippies around me moving more than dancing i thought, because i was under the assumption that dancing went to a tune, a beat that was occuring from the outside world. what i didn't realize then, was that that idea is so unfulfilling and confining that it makes me shudder like taking a shot of whiskey.
which is probably why i look like a crazy person when i dance. but really, who the f#@% cares?
there is nothing like being a crazy hippy^_^
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