The (Nature|Will|Desire) of All (Anthropomorphic) Things.
August 03, 2003, 01:37 pmI believe that it is the “will” (this is not the most appripriate word, but I can't think of any better word) of all things to want to do what they were designed to do, or at least serve some function that's useful to someone.
Maybe it would be more clear to give some examples:
- I think a pen would prefer to be used by someone with nice penmanship and who cared about pens (like my sister). But perhaps all pens dream of being heroes by saving someone's life when used in an on the scene tracheotomy?
- I think a screwdriver's will would be to be used by a talented and appreciative craftsman, who would use the screwdriver to build things.
- I think a car's will would be to safely transport people to places they need to go. A bonus would be if they were owned/maintained by someone who really cares about cars. Even better would be to completely be restored by a car enthusiast who not only loves restorin the car, but actually loves the car.
- I think that a guitar's will would be to be played by a musician that has an appreciation for the instrument and possesses the talent to make the instrument sing. Similarly, a guitar owned by someone who played it everyday and loved it would be just as “happy.”
That's why I sold my Sigma thinbody accoustic and my Epiphone SG guitars. They're not doing anyone any good sitting in cases in the closet of my former room at my parents' house. It makes me sad to think about them just sitting in their cases, unplayed with old, out-of-tune strings.
I like the idea of having a lot of guitars, especially always keeping my old ones. I wrote my two first and only songs on that accoustic and the Epiphone was my first SG. I know I'll never sell my '79 Gibson SG because I just love that guitar too much to part with it. But maybe some kid would love that Epiphone like I used to when I first got it.