Comment by jondlm
10 hours ago
A couple weeks ago I went by myself for a hike through an old lava tunnel cave. I needed a flashlight because it was pitch black. I found a small nook in the wall about a mile in that I could wedge myself in to. I sat down, turned off my light, and let myself feel the enveloping darkness for a long time. I cried. The only sounds were of small droplets of cold water hitting the floor and my body. I let myself settle in to the sensation of being buried alone under the rock where liquid fire once reigned. I felt at peace. When I finally emerged from the cold tunnel a thrill ran through me as warm air gushed over my skin and the distant sun found me once again. I sat and fed the birds that visited me in the remote wilderness while I listened to the gentle whirl of wind in the trees.
> birds that visited me
are you a disney princess?
This gave me a hearty laugh!
Why, are you looking for one?
Every sensible person is looking for a Disney princess.
What happens if your flashlight craps out?
Thanks for sharing
Jesus and Mohammed supposedly did this for 40 days. They figured it was where an outcast should die.
They got sent back. The "Celestial Mechanics" art was a similar era but instead of a new religion, that era was a Renaissance.
We're at a similar point in history where an industrial revolution quietly changed a way of life between living generations
> I sat and fed the birds
Please don't do this.
Yeah, it's much better to be standing so you can toss the bag of food into the subway car right before the doors close.