One of my oldest Internet-friends, Carter, introduced me to the term "magic dust". He uses that to mean the phenomenon of being uplifted by the beauty of some woman he sees.
"And I am the one giving her that girl power, the wow factor. I call it magic dust, I carry a supply and sometimes dump it on the young woman and then marvel at how she sparkles and shines.
"... Magic dust is a way of saying that I give the woman the power to affect me and that other men may have no interest at all. She is the same, it is me giving her the power."
How true. And funny how I recently (I'm now reminded) suddenly realized this myself. To my horror, I think. But should it be? I mean if we are doing it all ourselves, then that would mean that if we learn to control it, we can uplift ourselves any time we want.
Probably the same principle applies to all life's areas.
Update: Ha, I just remembered many years ago, I was sitting with a pal in Florida, when a stunning Asian-American woman walked past. Absolutely gorgeous. And she had on a very small and thin tee-shirt...
After she had passed, my friend turned to me and said: "Did you see that?! That's what makes a man do unethical things out here!"
12 comments:
Dude, this is SO ripped off from Peter Pan.
;-)
No no, dude, the term is Inspired.
i always call it pixie dust myself.
the real turn off is when the woman knows she's hot. she becomes ugly to everybody else because of her vanity and arrogance.
Dude, this is SO ripped off from Peter Pan.
;-)
i tend to agree with pascal.
I think some women (men, too?) probably definitely react well with the dust... but is it wrong? Are you guys saying that you think that the self worth should come from within and not at all from the outside?
Are you guys saying that you think that the self worth should come from within and not at all from the outside?
Actually it should. Beauty is fine. But knowing and acting like your the "queen of the universe" is an unwanted attitude in my humble opinion. Revolting to a degree.
I find more beauty in a womans sense of humor and playfullness and IQ ect.Physical attraction would just be icing on the cake. (Of course I wouldn't mind licking the bowl) snickers :)
I like a confident woman who's comfortable in her sexuality, but vanity and arrogance... It's enough to turn a man off to the prospect of sexual reproduction all together.
You're so on target Lucid.
Ha, in Green Wing, Sue White who is crazy but hot, says to Dr. Caroline: "if I were a glass, would you drink from me? Would you lick my rim?"
eolake said...
Ha, in Green Wing, Sue White who is crazy but hot, says to Dr. Caroline: "if I were a glass, would you drink from me? Would you lick my rim?"
That was sexy!
Lucid,
I've heard that swallowing rusty nails is very good against anaemia. There could be worse choices. ;-)
"Are you guys saying that you think that the self worth should come from within and not at all from the outside?"
Confidence should. But honest praise is a way of being nice. Nothing wrong with THAT!!! I'd love to live in a nicer world. (I'm getting ever so slightly tired of the daily un-niceness on the News between our Palestinian and Israeli neighbors.)
"The external is an expression of my inner joy rather than the source of my happiness and worth."
Y'know, LT, somehow I'm guessing you're not in the initial stages of falling madly in love. Otherwise, you might (temporarily?) reconsider that opinion.
But then it wouldn't be getting to your HEAD anyway, just a bit lower and to the left. :-)
Also, as children we need outside input to learnn self worth. But then, I suppose this could also be considered as a discussion about growing up. The kind of stuff we're SUPPOSED to learn as teens.
Um... does anybody feel I use "but" or "but then" too often? Not that I'm seeking outside reassurance or anything!
This is why my moniker used to be "The Face-Less Man": I had worn a mask so long I'd forgotten who I was beneath it.) (Lucid said)
Sometimes Lucid I think we all wear a mask at one point or another. But halloween does eventually end doesn't it?
The day I decided to shed the mask, many couldn't recognize me.
But others felt like they could finally see me.
(Also, it drastically improved my zit problem! The face needs to breathe.)
"you find you're not half as vulnerable as you feared."
"Pretty-face" Vega from Street Fighter 2 would disagree with you:
"Vega wears a mask during fights to avoid his face getting scarred in combat."
"It is a coming to the senses, waking up to the true self"
Dude, I hope you haven't been borrowing from my acid stash. This stuff is rad!
Just pulling your leg. ;-)
It's just that the illusory stuff you mention ("hold to a certain set of beliefs") is sadly familiar to me. "I believe, I have faith, so let's all be joyous now!" This coming from people whose true life is a mess like you wouldn't believe. (Well, you would, if your name is Jerry Springer...)
Hey, if God is Joy, how come those who claim to "follow Him the closest" lead such fun-deprived lives?
"Cling to the nothing each mask represents and you shall gain no more."
Well, Hannibal Lecter gained a jail break. Also, have you seen the Wishmaster movies?
I kind of like the lesson Wishmaster teaches us : think very carefully before truly wishing for something.
"Lose it and you see..."
Dang, man, you write good, knowhatimsayin'?
You DO have some unique fly style. You deserved that commentary prize. Word life, yo!
"Just as a concept of myself can never actually be me"
This coming from a guy who keeps telling us that perception is everything.
Am I missing something? ;-)
"They're no better than the people who use drugs to create synthetic spiritual experiences"
Synthetic, and often completely false, too. "Beware of imitations, ladies and gents, and always ask for the genuine article."
Regarding what you said about love and praise, LT :
I think we simply tend to mistake the signs of love with the thing itself. Of course, if she keeps putting you down, chances are she doesn't love you a lot! But love like hate do not require mandatory and constant verbal expressing.
Here in Lebanon, there is this "cultural thing" about always being theatrical and overdoing it with displays of affection. (The same quirk appears in politics!) Well, I'm just natural, and I've found out that a 6 week-old baby is already smart enough to understand my sincerity and return it! (It's just that my earliest experience yet is with 6 week-olds, but it's probably there since birth.)
Some children become "allergic" to these excessive and partly artificial displays, they silently resent being implicitly patronized and their lucidity denied, and this is the cause of many family issues in this part of the world. I've begun to stop wondering why kids worship me. I love them sincerely, and this is reason enough. Always.
Even a dog instinctively knows that! ;-)
This "something much deeper" you crave is simply truthfulness. Mutual.
You're weird, man! ;-)
"I seek the merging of two whole individuals that align perfectly at their cores. (While still retaining a full sense of individuality, of course.)"
An aware version of the H2 molecule, sort of? :-)
It IS the most abundant element in the Universe, after all! Maybe we're superiorly evolved H2...
"This applies to inter-gender relations as well."
Ah, the age-old symbiosis between Martians and Venus lassies! "Care for a mind-meld tonight, my love? -Not tonight, dear, I have a meningitis."
"What I'd call fundamentalist atheists."
Yeah, it's so delectably ironic that some ATHEISTS can also be fanatic believers... or disbelievers! Some catch-22, hunh?
Whatever the belief or culture, there'll always be fine people and nasty people everywhere. No country is without criminals! There needs be no other argument against racism.
"One more word beginning with F and I might have an unholy trinity on my hands. Any suggestions?"
I'm sorry, my mother doesen't like me to use the "F-word".
How about "Finance"? The Golden Bull? Good enough unholy trinity material for you?
Whatever the case, don't forget to wash these hands after you're done!...
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