Colin Beidler: 2nd Class Discussion

         In class we discussed the transition from viewing ones own realm of journey and the interaction that one has with other's journeys.  We also covered the concept of taking three steps forward and two steps back.   Now i may not admittedly fully grasp either of these trains of thought, but they certainly struck me as fascinating.  So many ideologies come to mind when considering such actions.  Clearly the first is patience, but followed closely by wisdom.  If one were to retrace every step, not just once, but twice, you would gain so much more!  Reddick mentioned that its only on the reverse journey when your forced to retrace your path that the mind truly quiets down and you have room to reflect.  I can relate to this concept in that re-experiencing certain visual cues often spark flash bulb memories.  All of a sudden though, you find yourself experiencing the same thing, but from the opposite perspective.  This is much the same perspective as viewing inwardly toward someone else's journey and how you interact with said journey.  It is all to easy to disregard someone else's path as you pass them with nothing, but intrigue toward what lies ahead for you.  Walking back through, you begin to wonder if that person's experience was all that dissimilar from your own and, if so, how?  How does your own presence interact with that experience? Indeed, once you begin to wander down that philosophical path, you begin to wonder how you ever managed to grasp any real level of gravity toward ones actions without taking the time to retrace one's own steps.  In discovering the inadvertent or latent effects that one exhibits outwardly toward an infinite number of paths, you begin to realize the gravity of every action you are capable of performing.