And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
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I think that quote is amazing. I concur. We lose a lot when we don't call things as they are. We know - in our heart of hearts or our souls or our minds' eyes (whatever you want to call it) - when we have squandered something. Sometimes we hesitate to acknowledge that. To name something lost or false, but we do ourselves a disservice if we aren't accurate in our assessments and reflections. And we trap ourselves in patterns of lost days and false truths.
I think - for whatever reason - people struggle more with calling things the way they are now than maybe they did in the past. I don't know if it's that we don't take the time or we are all conditioned not to see ourselves as we really are or what it is.
I think our music reflects this, too. In 1980 Blondie told us simply, "Call Me." Direct. To the point. No hemming or hawing. A short 22 years later, Carly Rae Jepsen was afraid to have things called. Or at least she waffled on it. Remember? She did tell us to call her. Sort of. She said, "Call Me... Maybe."
This post could certainly have been more timely since "Call Me Maybe" is two years old or something now. Call me... tardy.
