Thunder

Today's song is Thunder ... Imagine Dragons

A great song:

Just a young gun with a quick fuse

I was uptight, wanna let loose

I was dreaming of bigger things and

Wanna leave my own life behind

Not a "Yes, sir", not a follower

Fit the box, fit the mold, have a seat

In the foyer, take a number

I was lightning before the thunder

Problem was it took me 60 years to figure it out. My Mom saw it in me early as she called me her 'Walter Mitty'. Should more people take a leap and embrace something different, perhaps, but be warned that your mileage may differ. 'Here be Dragons'.

"Here be dragons" means dangerous or unexplored territories, 

in imitation of a medieval practice of putting illustrations 

of dragons, sea monsters and other mythological creatures on 

uncharted areas of maps where potential dangers were thought to exist.

Thailand has dragon mythology especially the river dragon Naga:

Here is a pic of a Naga float on the Mekong river. Interesting is the family on a motorbike passing by. The most people on a motorbike, that I have seen, is 7!

To me, Thailand was the edge of the map. It was so different from the life I had led for 60 years. In particular, Thai women were so different from farang women. I could write a book on the differences. It lends much meaning to the nature/nurture argument in human development. I would argument the economics play a much different role in Thai development.

My buddy John and I took a day long trip up the Mekong river and we did not see any dragons but we did see the ongoing deforestation due to Agent Orange used in the Vietnam war. Of particular note, was the young girl sitting in the river fishing. We saw her about 9 am and she was still there on the return journey about 5 pm. I hope she had a break at some point during her day.  I would think her world outlook is quite different from a farang woman.

For you Walter Mitty's out there, take a walk on the wild side at some moment in your life.

TTYL