From 7c62a7b565e965b69ac2d01d82d611aed19593b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Volpeon Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 23:22:51 +0100 Subject: Update --- content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md b/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md index a0c15f8..69f3f47 100644 --- a/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md +++ b/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md @@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human never felt right to me. I was 6 years old when I first became aware that something was wrong. -I'm sure many of you have seen "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, wherein the protagonist Arthur is transformed into various animals to learn different life lessons. -I was watching this movie one evening and was fascinated by the idea of possessing a nonhuman body, especially that of a bird. -What would it be like to experience the world as one? -To be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the sky? +It was evening and I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals to learn different life lessons. +I was immediately fascinated by the idea of possessing a nonhuman body, and especially that of a bird. +What would it feel like to experience having such a completely different body; to have a beak and wings and to be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the sky? I hadn't noticed the persistent nagging at the back of my mind before, but as I imagined myself in this situation it fell silent for the first time in my life. I didn't question what was happening -- I was only 6 years old after all. I just knew that imagining I was a bird felt right and so it turned into a habit that would last for a very long time. -As I got older, -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf