Sheilded from connection

"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In LA, nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something. " ~Crash

Very interesting movie about human nature. I think there is truth in the fact that in our western society we have sought to remove as much human touch and contact as possible, maybe out of fear, maybe because it's awkward or maybe it's our own defense mechanism against the pains of real relationships. In taking this a bit further, C.S. Lewis said this, "To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it careful round with hobbies and little luxeries; avoid all etanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket-safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable...The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers of love is Hell." (The Four Loves)
Just some scattered thoughts of this evening.
ash

posted by ash @ 11:20 PM Comments: 2