The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.
--- Jack Kerouac ---
After thoughtfully perusing the vast resources of Wikipedia in my quest to know more about those categorized by Robert Inchausti as "subversively orthodox", I stumbled upon the brilliant words of beat poet Jack Kerouac as read above. I am, to say the least, far from being well-versed in Kerouac's compositions; nevertheless, with my brief understanding of and experience with this brilliant writer, I create my own composition and interpretation of this small portion of Kerouac's genius.
Essentially, Kerouac describes what I want to exemplify in my life--complete and utter enthusiasm and commitment to all that it is important to me. I want to live a life of adventure and excitement, and live that life for not only myself but for the glory of God. And, as much as I despise the nasty little arthropods, I really do want to live my life of complete madness as exploding, spider-like fireworks. With all authenticity and truth, I want to live a life of passion and exuberance free from all things commonplace.
Thus, I have come to a place of new things in my life. For the first time in my twenty-one-plus years of existence, I am not living with my parents for the summer. I am an employee of my university, and I am going to spend the next two months empowering first year students to succeed in their post-secondary experiences. Ergo, my own understanding of who I am, where I want to go, and how I want to get there is inexplicably essential to my being an effective TWU staff member. I can't promise that I'm never going to yawn--especially when training calls for being at the school by 8:00 am--but I will vow to do everything with the utmost enthusiasm and fervor for the One that I love.
I, Christie, am mad to live. I am mad to live, mad to talk, and mad to be saved by the saving grace of Jesus Christ. I will burn eternally with mad enthusiasm for the excitement of my future.
NB: Readers of this blog can anticipate very sporadic postings--unless procrastinating is on the menu, I am unreliable when it comes to updating my thoughts. Your understanding is appreciated greatly.
