The cloud statement

8.24.10



I think it is what it is, but there’s a possibility of taking out clouds and almost replacing it with any word. It’s a matter of recognizing the loftiness of whatever you put in there. Clouds are physical and scientific, so you can’t ignore the face value of them. But, to go beyond the physical is easy to do because they’re amorphous. It’s a bridge, it’s a physical thing but it’s so easy to extract so much more from them, it’s just water particles and dust, but they have so many more qualities, beyond water and dust. You’re not saying god, so the naming is kind of random, but what it means to you is what really matters. Clouds seem good because of the unobtainable nature of clouds, you can’t hold in your hands so to speak. It fills us with that sense of beyond. We have faith in the fact that if we can see the clouds, if we are able to talk about clouds, we are able to talk about god and hopeful things.


 Clouds can be anywhere, or in anything. Storm clouds are still clouds. Clouds don’t have to be only happy, they can be pensive or moody or sad. They’re all human emotions, we’re made to be human, to have those emotions, and with or despite those emotions, either way, I would like to believe that we are meant to find god or eternity or enlightenment. That’s why we’re here for a reason. Clouds run the spectrum of human emotion.


 People have a tendency to get caught up in words. Which is unfortunate, because words can be a great way to communicate ideas. The cloud statement is an excellent example of dangerous words. “When we talk about clouds, we are filled with eternity.” It is too easy to get stuck on the words, and miss the big picture, the essence of this statement. Clouds are an elegant metaphor for meaning in life. Clouds represent the deeper. Call them what you wish, clouds only hold as much power as you allow them to. To take ownership of your clouds, to claim them and proclaim them, is to live.