It's almost weekend time, so I'm going to keep this one short to leave plenty of time for PBR, flail-dancing around campfires, turning t-shirts into cutoffs, and listening to Jimi Hendrix records while stoned. Well, I won't be doing any of the above, but I'm sure I'd meet some pretty...interesting lads and lasses if I did.
Regardless, the other day I was talking to a very dear friend of mine about le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and how utterly adorable it is! This time, I promise I won't ramble, and there weren't any tears. It's just a cute little book that contains pretty simple little nuggets of wisdom. A WWII pilot and French war hero, Saint-Exupéry's still is profound while maintaining whimsy. I think the hipster is starting to soak in.
This conversation lead me to ponder one hipster trait I wish to never possess- looking for profundity for the sake of profundity. And I honestly hope I never become one of those people who just posts quotes that are supposed to me meaningful but really say anything. Even though sharing your enlightenment and boasting your broad "knowledge" of books and music is one of the most hipster acts one can do, it's where I draw the line. Unless I have read it and seriously pondered it, and it has a specific sentimental value (which a lot of things do to me these days), I promise not to be "that guy" who is so phony and tries to act like he's intelligent and sensitive.
I really hope I'm never that guy.
But I can't help but do it once...for irony's sake.
"Dit le renard: Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."
[If you're dying to know what it says, Google Translate it. That way you can hear it for yourself. Mmmmmm.]
Tucker <3
I will post on all of your posts. 1. You are THAT guy. Refer to Day 2. And II. I forgot what else I was going to say.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing my best not to be pretentious because it's the worst thing about me. I'm making a promise to be different in the future.
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