From ea091a2a45b77201560fa2e17b8adb00956eddaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Volpeon Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 18:32:07 +0100 Subject: Update --- content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/fox.md | 20 -------------------- content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/fox.md create mode 100644 content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md (limited to 'content') diff --git a/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/fox.md b/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/fox.md deleted file mode 100644 index 95050bb..0000000 --- a/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/fox.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: I Am (Not) a Fox -unlisted: true ---- - -I am not a fox. -It would be ridiculous to claim otherwise since a fox wouldn't be able to type on a keyboard, or come up with this text in the first place. -A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer either. -But despite reality being what it is, my existence as a human being doesn't feel right to me. -It never has. - -I was 6 years old when I first became aware that something was wrong. -I'm sure many of you have seen the movie "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, wherein the protagonist Arthur is transformed into various animals to learn valuable life lessons. -I was watching it one evening and became fascinated by the idea of possessing a nonhuman body, especially that of a bird. -What would it be like to experience to world as one? -To be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the air? -Thinking about this felt right to me. -Or rather, it felt like for the first time in my life, a persistent feeling of discomfort I hadn't noticed before was suddenly gone. -This moment marks the beginning - diff --git a/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md b/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1a3417e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +title: I Am Not a Fox +unlisted: true +--- + +I am not a fox. +It would be ridiculous to claim otherwise since a fox wouldn't be able to type on a keyboard, not to mention come up with this text in the first place. +A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. +But despite reality being quite obvious, my existence as a human being doesn't feel right to me. +It never has. + +I was 6 years old when I first became aware that something was off. +I'm sure many of you have seen the movie "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 became 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 air? +Imagining myself in this situation felt right. +It was as if a constant nagging at the back of my mind, which I hadn't noticed before, was gone for the first time. + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf