I watched a YouTube video recently which contained what is
probably the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever heard on YouTube. It was a
travelogue about Japan, and
contained the statement: ‘Being on the edge of the Eurasian continent, Japan
is one of the first countries on earth to experience the sunrise.’ I suspect
the write either died suddenly or was kidnapped by aliens or something before
he could finish the sentence with ‘on New Year’s Day.’
Conversely, I listened to an old Irish air on another video which the uploader claimed was 1,000 years old. It’s both beautiful and heart-wrenching and can be heard here. (Google won’t let me add fancy things like pictures unless I agree to terms which I find unpalatable.) The line which particularly struck me was this:
No chain, no crown
could ever keep
The love I sow, the
loss I reap
So now I’m wondering whether my habit of converting most experiences to metaphors derives from my Irish heritage.
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