Aloha from the Island! It's very warm and I'm thinking about hitching to the ocean, if I knew which direction to go... A cold shower in the back of my dorm, under the palm trees, that'll be just as great. I came to town today to get some things done, do some shopping for things that don't grow on the farm, check my emails, see what the date it is etc. Because in Cinderland there's no time, every day I wake up and wonder what time it is until I realize it doesn't matter. Yes, we work and we make appointments but people never know exactly what time it is. No, I'm not the only one without a cell phone, instead those who have one are the excotic kinds!
So what's new? Well, two nights ago it was too early to go to bed because the moon was still almost full and with only a few clouds we could walk around without our headlights on. A guy called Rob and I set out for the mermaid ponds, about 30mins away from Cinderland. When we turned right into the woods, we found ourselves under huge mango trees, beautifully illuminated here and there by the silver moon light, the scent of flowers still floating in the warm night breeze and no sounds but the frogs and birds in the jungle, and a distant drummer (possibly sleepless). There were some noises behind the low scrubs, which turned out to be wild boar, running away from us.
We set by the shore at night, watched the water break and the stars shine, and then a huge comet fell from the sky, I saw the reflection in the water. I'm itching to throw in more adjectives like "magical", "awesome" and so on, but even most of you are so far away from here, I'm sure you can picture it. I'm not getting used to the beauty that is Hawaii and Cinderland, and because life here is such a perfect mix of eventful and relaxed times, I find myself more in the moment than anywhere else before.
On Sunday we've been to the beach as people usually gather there on Sundays, some naked, some dressed, some playing in a drum circle, others swimming. This time the waves were quite high and getting in wasn't nearly as difficult as getting out. Luckily Tom reminded me to start trying to get out before we were too tired, and since I'm a little stupid I missed the wave so it ran over me and washed me ashore so that I didn't know where up or down was. At least I was under water so I spared myself the embarrassment but I had about a pound of stones in my underwear... Next time I'll post more photos (possibly) so you get to see the black sandy beach.
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Me: So what's your plan today?
Him: I don't know, maybe to overthrow industrialized civilisation. But I'm already behind with my other goal.
Me: What's that?
Him: To destroy organized religion.
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Sharing is caring, they say, and it's something you learn to deal with very quickly when living in a community. There are giving people (rainbows) and sometimes those who exclusively receive (drainbows); luckily Cinderland has more of the former. Yeah, I'm glad to be able to practise selfless giving, ie sharing without any expectations of getting something in return or even giving to the "right" person. Just giving. Fullstop.
But argh, sometimes it's hard to see people taking and taking without a second of consideration, their greedy eyes on the dinner still simmering on the stove. So need to learn to friendly turn them down when I don't feel like selflessly giving at the moment. Accept the challenges, but know your limits, right?!
Jezus is a generous guy so he has a hard time sending people away from the community if they can't contribute with work or money, and he does it not for his own sake but for everybody's sake since our resources are limited. And yet again, most people share the little bit they have without hesitation, especially travelers like me with hardly $20 in their pocket.
So I've spent almost 2 hours in the internet listening to music, until Dave (who owns the cafe and makes the best hot chocolate with whipped cream for $2 I had in my life!) comes and says maybe this time he needs to charge me some money. His spirit is great, since I've already spent about 5hrs being online and not paying... Then I'll make my way to the little organic supermarket and get a bottle of red wine, some eggs maybe and then walk to the junction to hitch a ride back to Cinderland. Now I need to post a song we've heard at the farm a lot, because, honestly, I suck at the last words...
And another one, cause Beck sounds so sad, and really, I'm extremely happy!
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