having tea with mr. carroll
Sunday, January 03, 2010Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
Alice: I don't much care where.
The Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.
Alice: …so long as I get somewhere.
The Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.
I've always thought about how applicable this little conversation is for life. You don't know where you want to go, but you plod along the path anyway expecting that where you end up is going to, by some haphazard fortune, be some place you actually want to be. Wouldn't that be lucky... and unlikely. If you don't know where you're going, should you proceed? The further you go in the wrong direction, the longer it will take to get back on track. If you don't care where you're going, you're sure to end up somewhere, but where? Intention. I want to lead an intentional life, with God-ordained steps. Sure, some surprises along the way would be welcome, and mistakes occasionally excused, but I want my efforts to be, in general, contributory to the overall picture of my life and God's plan for it...
I'm pretty sure that's precisely what Lewis Carroll, (real name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), was intending when he wrote it, which is why he's one of those people with whom I would love to have a conversation. "So, Mr. Dodgson, let's discuss the social connotations of the jabberwocky..."
On a lighter note, isn't Alice in Wonderland great?
Mientras, I'm looking forward to this one, mainly cuz I know that Johnny Depp rocks every role that he takes on.
All things Alice from etsy.com that I love:
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