02/08/2010: "Dropping Keys"

Sometimes its tough to tell the difference between spam and something special when it lands in your mailbox. This is especially true when it comes to blog feeds. I subscribe to one or two and try to keep the rest of the riff raff out.

The Art of Nonconformity is on my specials list. It's written by Chris Guillebeau and you can find it at his namesake site www.chrisguillebeau.com. Chris is on a mission to prove you can make a living from anywhere, even while criss-crossing the globe on a personal quest to visit most countries of the world by your fortieth birthday.

The blog is always intriguing, frequently provocative, and sometimes the source of a good quote. Which is the case today.

From the 14th century Sufi poet Hafiz by way of the 20th century adventurer Chris Guillebeau with a wish for the liberation of the human spirit wherever it is in bondage.

The small man
Builds cages for everyone
He Knows.
While the sage,
Who has to duck his head
When the moon is low,
Keeps dropping keys all night long
For the
Beautiful
Rowdy
Prisoners.

Three morals in this story:

1. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between spam and something special.
2. You can make a living from anywhere.
3. We are beautiful, rowdy, prisoners and we keep dropping our keys.

Yours with creativity and imagination,
Darlene

Replies: 2 Comments

on Thursday, February 25th, Chris Guillebeau said

Thanks for the props! I'm honored.

on Saturday, February 13th, Charmaine said

Especially poignant as I begin prison ministry... dropping keys that I pray are picked up.