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“It is a conundrum, this reality of which we speak. And if you do not find joy in the puzzle itself, you will only have isolated moments of stamped-and-approved joy ("I graduated!" "I got the job!" "I'm getting married!" "I won the prize!" "See, I have the picture!" "It's posted online!" "It got so many likes!") and those scrumptious, unexpected ones that take you by surprise-- a sunset, a leaf dancing in the wind, a baby's glee with a wayward bubble, fireworks. As I often say, I am ultimately drawn to-- and stay closest to-- the people who can be satisfied with a state of dissatisfaction, who can find joy in the puzzle itself, who want to play with the puzzle--gnaw on the conundrum--more than they want to finish it.” — Shellen Lubin
It is a conundrum, this reality of which we speak.
And if you do not find joy in the puzzle itself, you will only have
isolated moments of stamped-and-approved joy
("I graduated!" "I got the job!" "I'm getting married!" "I won the prize!"
"See, I have the picture!" "It's posted online!" "It got so many likes!")
and those scrumptious, unexpected ones that take you by surprise--
a sunset, a leaf dancing in the wind,
a baby's glee with a wayward bubble,
fireworks.
As I often say, I am ultimately drawn to--
and stay closest to--
the people who can be satisfied with a state of dissatisfaction, who can
find joy in the puzzle itself, who want
to play with the puzzle--gnaw
on the conundrum--more than they want
to finish it.