“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination." Falling in love with life in the Natural History Museum. and more things I've loved lately in the links.
This piece reminds me of the richness of all there is to study and the know about the world! In a time of contraction and fear-mongering, this really was such a welcome re-set for my mind and spirit!
Thank you for the kind words, Amira! Means a lot coming from you. And you should definitely try to make it up here, in the summer AMNH has great air con too :)
Lane, I love this essay and your idea of centering women with a respect for life, curiosity and imagination; such wonderful assets fostered within the walls of this magical museum!
"Whenever I’m in the museum, I think what it would be like if everyone that wanted to could spend their lives studying the things that there are to study in the museum.
If we had built a society where people could pursue a life of understanding the cosmos, or the ocean floor, or geothermal activity, or what were T-Rex arms for, anyway…instead of lives where we have to make spreadsheets and earn food and shelter. This sounds bananas to an American capitalist sensibility, but we have so much abundance that our society could certainly do this if we wanted to.
We would have more scientific breakthroughs, and less mental illness I think. We would definitely have more wonder. We would have more appreciation for life, I think, including our own lives."
100% with you on this part. I think about it all the time! I'm SO over capitalism! Also reading this makes me so miss when my son was little and we loved going to the AMNH - one of our favorite places. <3
TY Erin, means a lot coming from you! And I know…I think of you whenever we see the whale. The museum is so charmed a kid…lets you discover things all over again ❤️
This piece reminds me of the richness of all there is to study and the know about the world! In a time of contraction and fear-mongering, this really was such a welcome re-set for my mind and spirit!
So kind of you to include me in this wonderful post! So grateful. 💜
My pleasure, Freya! :)
Just gorgeous! Thank you. I need to get up there this summer. Eager to see it anew after reading your words.
Thank you for the kind words, Amira! Means a lot coming from you. And you should definitely try to make it up here, in the summer AMNH has great air con too :)
Lane, I love this essay and your idea of centering women with a respect for life, curiosity and imagination; such wonderful assets fostered within the walls of this magical museum!
Thx so much ! I liked that part too 😊
This part:
"Whenever I’m in the museum, I think what it would be like if everyone that wanted to could spend their lives studying the things that there are to study in the museum.
If we had built a society where people could pursue a life of understanding the cosmos, or the ocean floor, or geothermal activity, or what were T-Rex arms for, anyway…instead of lives where we have to make spreadsheets and earn food and shelter. This sounds bananas to an American capitalist sensibility, but we have so much abundance that our society could certainly do this if we wanted to.
We would have more scientific breakthroughs, and less mental illness I think. We would definitely have more wonder. We would have more appreciation for life, I think, including our own lives."
100% with you on this part. I think about it all the time! I'm SO over capitalism! Also reading this makes me so miss when my son was little and we loved going to the AMNH - one of our favorite places. <3
TY Erin, means a lot coming from you! And I know…I think of you whenever we see the whale. The museum is so charmed a kid…lets you discover things all over again ❤️