mercury

“I think some young people want a deeper experience. Some people just wanna be hit over the head and, you know, if then they [get] hit hard enough maybe they'll feel something. You know? But some people want to get inside of something and discover, maybe, more richness…

(@chiomao_)

…And I think it will always be the same; they're not going to be the great percentage of the people. A great percentage of the people don't want a challenge. They want something to be done to them -- they don't want to participate. But there'll always be maybe 15% maybe, 15%, that desire something more, and they'll search it out -- and maybe that's where art is, I think.”

-Bill Evans

I think there’s this fascination around youth, about how it symbolizes freshness, fun, joviality. There’s also this idea that it represents carelessness, spontaneity, or a cause for concern. The latter notion is derived from equating youth with irresponsibility of some sort. A stereotype. The only addition I have to that is this: it is better to know than to assume.

Spontaneity is fun; like most things, there are benefits of carelessness up until it becomes a disadvantage but that conclusion should not be drawn too quickly.

And how dangerous is mercury? Well, fairly. it’s not something easily ignored - After all, the planet is right next to the sun, but not as warm as Venus. Bill Evans’ explanation of the *small percentage of youth that crave deeper experiences, is reminiscent of people who want to explore, who believe in something bigger and much more divine than the entirety of the human race. It’s people like that that I think looks at the metaphysical aspect of almost anything. Like mercury, these people are not easily, if ever ignored. They see, do, and act differently.

@mowalola

THANK YOU!