Madrid 2.0

Accelerating into the unknown is never a good idea, particularly when the application in life isn’t written for the optimization of the appliance.

Two lifetimes of experiences filtered through pixels on two screens compressed into a weekend away, there was not enough time to transfer the data previously exchanged in the shared, real-time experiences of fewer than 48 hours. Unrealistic expectations regarding a first-time encounter conflated by the stress of travel provided a backdrop for sleep-deprived days mixed with excitement and disillusion, over which hung the shadow of impending departure and an uncertainty of whether or not there would be enough future days to develop a level of comfort that only physical proximity can bring.

We had talked about doing everything all the while knowing that we didn’t have enough time. Fantasizing about moments that would never come only led to disappointment, but the real disappointment should not be with the moments shared, but rather with having been duped by our imaginations and technology to which we haven’t had adequate time to adapt. In reality, the experience wasn’t disappointing, just different. Life isn’t always (or usually) as brilliant as we might hope for, but that doesn’t mean it still isn’t good.

Winter is not the season for growth but if organisms are strong enough to hold on for spring, only the earth’s rotation will reveal how they grow. A little different by the year, each blossom is a unique expression of the body out of which it blooms, and is a reflection of a confluence of factors lived.

Accelerating into the unknown is never a good idea- until it is.