"Toss away stuff you don't need in the end,
Know what's important, and know who's your friend."
-Phish, "Theme from The Bottom"
Today's quote is from one of my very favorite music groups Phish. Though Phish may not be generally heralded for their lyrical content, every now and then a little gem will pop through that resonates deeply, such as this one. It is another simple creed, as I am wont to appreciate.
"Toss away stuff you don't need in the end." I admit, I struggle with this one. I may not be a hoarder, but I lug around a lot of crap. Crap that I certainly will not "need in the end". Now, this portion of the passage is a little ambiguous; what DO you really need in "the end"? Surely our concepts of what we need and what "the end" is are constantly shifting in each individual's perception. So my take on this is that one should merely be cognizant of what necessities are required per any immediate situation. And, "Know what's important, and know who's your friend," is a pretty obvious little nugget of advice. Simple but true. Just what I like. Though my writing may not suggest such a philosophy with its meandering over-analysis.
Phish. Well, I would give you a little synopsis on them but I have already begun to do that with my other blog Late To The Party. So at this point I would like to direct you to another forum for my amateur ramblings.
Late To The Party
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