Saturday, January 26, 2008

The Moth


Okay... I'm a little behind the times. I'm finally catching up on the series "Lost" - I'm watching it online... starting from season 1.
The person in the image plays the character "Charlie" - a heroin addicted rock star.
As he is trying to rid himself of his habit on the show, with the assistance of Locke, they have this conversation... about a Moth.
Locke shows Charlie a cocoon and asks him what he thinks is inside. Then goes on to explain that moths are stronger than butterflies - how they spin silk for their cocoon. How they have to struggle in order to emerge as their transformed self. How - without struggle, the moth will not survive.
We, as people - hate to struggle. We want the quick fix. The easy way out. But... what about the struggle? The strength that we achieve by struggle?
So... for anyone who's ever climbed out of a cocoon... have any tips? Pointers? Encouragement?

1 comment:

Jimmy said...

Um, don't do it all at once. You have to let you eyes adjust to the light. I'm still dealing with night-blindness sometimes.