Self-reliance is a myth. It was a fabrication concocted to serve the interests of the self-made-man fable. We are nothing without the millions of efforts exerted by millions of others every day. I couldn't be here at PDX if someone hadn't built it; I couldn't read this book if someone hadn't written it. I couldn't return a favor if someone hadn't given it to me first; I couldn't return a kiss without someone giving it to me first.
[The tyrannical myth of self reliance
keeps us in a cage
[We are nothing without our community
[I am nothing without my friends
[In a way we are all related.
[I won't be afraid of their eyes any longer
[And they won't be afraid of mine
Our thoughts are always in flux
The myth of stability makes us stagnant
The myth of function keeps us numb
WE ARE RIVERS NOT STATUES
WE ARE RIVERS NOT STATUES
WE ARE RIVERS NOT STATUES
AND THE MYTH OF EFFORT STRAINS US
AND THE MYTH OF SELF RELIANCE STRANGLES US
[And I won't be afraid of their eyes any longer
[And they won't be afraid of mine
(6 / 18 / 10 --- 9:47 AM)
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