My Favorite Moments

“There’s a kind of Ah-ha! Somebody at least for a moment feels about something or sees something the way that I do. It doesn’t happen all the time. It’s these brief flashes or flames, but I get that sometimes. I feel unalone—intellectually, emotionally, spiritually. I feel human and unalone and that I’m in a deep, significant conversation with another consciousness in fiction and poetry in a way that I don’t with other art.” ― David Foster Wallace

Today’s quote is a long one. I just really like what he had to say about “ah-ha” moments. They are one of my favorite things. I’m sure most people enjoy them. It’s like the clouds clear in your mind and a million connections are made. It’s interesting, though, because I never thought of it as feeling unalone, but I can totally vibe with that. I feel like we all have those moments when we feel like we’re the only ones just not getting it. That can feel lonely, especially if no one has the patience to explain what you’re missing. But then we have those moments when we get it. It’s not always about being part of the crowd. Sometimes it draws you away from the crowd and toward the wise men and women of the past. Or even into your own space. No matter where it draws you, it’s from darkness into light.