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Transcendent Moments

They don't come often, in my experience- granted, that isn't much. I've only ever had one. Yesterday.

There are moments when you are not within yourself; when you are connected to something greater. These are moments you will always remember, because how could you ever forget anything so amazing? They are rare; there aren't many ways they occur. Maybe it's through religion. Or from being in love.

For me, it was through the arts; through acting. Maybe a part of it was love. I don't know.

It was in Movement class. We were doing an exercise entitled viewpoints, of which the essential element is kinesthetic response- your body's impulsive reaction to your surroundings. Other elements are tempo, duration, architecture, gestures, light...

The most important thing, really though, is the other people.

Yesterday, I had a headache. All through class, I was out of it, I was unable to focus.

Then, all of a sudden, there I was, leaning on the table, and straight in front of me was a friend of mine, whom I've liked for as long as I've known him. There was someone halfway between us, actually, facing a direction perpendicular to our plane, and so I could only actually see one of his eyes, and yet it was as if I could see both, there was such a connection. All of a sudden, everything snapped into focus and I was part of the group. I couldn't tell where I ended and everyone else began.

I've had two moments that I will always remember. That was one.

posted by Lucy @ 4:15 PM