Losing Hairs

I decided to cut my hair for the end of one part of my life and the beginning of a new one.  All the important players throughout my years were going to be present for a commemoration ceremony, which was to celebrate the inhalation of new days, an era rejuvenated by the past, yet ignorant of the future, and fully overwhelmed by the body of the present.

My new haircut worried and plagued the minds of several who were close to me, one in particular who asked me how long it would take my hair to grow out to the length it was before. The haircut was nothing of major consequence by my estimation, except that it was about 4 or 5 centimeters long. The simple, yet monumental and noticeable, difference caught attention and created snippets of conversation.

I had nothing to add to the reactions of others, only that the cutting of hair seemed essential for moving into the depths of  my mysterious future.

 

The Freeway Jump

I was walking along a bridge that connected to the freeway. Traffic was bustling by me, but I didn’t mind all the commotion, nor was I threatened by its proximity. I contemplated jumping from the bridge into the busy traffic below. I had been told that I would survive the jump (even though it was a very long fall), even with the speedy cars. I jumped, landing on my feet without an ache in my body and without a car coming close to hitting me. I turned and saw nothing behind me. No cars, traffic, people. Just a long empty road. Ahead of me cars were appearing out of nowhere. I walked along, seamlessly weaving through the busy activity without doubt, courageously and curiously drifting with some purpose.

Spaceship

I dreamt I was in a space vessel with some unknown travelers. I told a fellow traveler that I was worried about being sick in outer space and that I was scared of being weightless. The traveler squenched his eyes with annoyance, “But you’ve done this a million times, why would it make you sick now?” Perplexed, I tried to remember what it felt like to travel in outer space all those times before. Then it occurred to me that the impact of spinning combined with high speed made me so dizzy I would fall asleep every time. On this sojourn, however, I awoke shortly after take off and watched the stars as we spun and projected through the galaxy. Our destination was further than we had gone before and I was glad to get to be conscious finally.