Blog #1

I went into reading “The Web’s Grain” by Frank Chimero expecting a completely different article. I’m not the biggest fan of articles so I was kind of expecting to be a little bored, but I feel as though Frank’s style of writing and what he chose to write about was very intriguing and eye opening. It made me feel like I could have read more of the article and never realize how much time would go by. I think the most captivating aspect of the article for me personally was in the beginning when he wrote, “Most investigations into beginner’s mind eventually lead to the same zen koan. It’s a small story, and it goes like this: Before I began to practice, mountains were mountains and rivers were rivers. After I began to practice, mountains were no longer mountains and rivers were no longer rivers. Now, I have practiced for some time, and mountains are again mountains, and rivers are again rivers.”

This resonated with me because it’s something that I think about frequently. Before you get into something, whether it be work, school, a new relationship, it feels so much bigger until you are familiar with it. When you’re familiar with something… the world and the subject feels so small. You know the ins and outs of it and it’s so odd. I once heard that you fall out of love with something for the same reason you fell in love with it, and I think about that constantly. I worry about falling in love with my work or someone or something, knowing I may eventually despise the thing that I once loved them/that for. Maybe that was too deep for this, but I guess my mind just does that sometimes! I did thoroughly enjoy this article overall though.