Week 8-Monday

As we journey through life, do we consciously think about what we do day in and day out or even think about how we have another opportunity to live just one more day? The answer is probably no, but what if you began to think about how precious life is, how beautiful the birds sound in the morning, and how wonderful the sky looks in the morning. Now, imagine if you began to live that way, how would that change? And now think, what are things in your life that you hold true to you heart, that might be considered myths? What I mean is, we trust in the pursuit of happiness, freedom, and security (just to name a few), but as some level these may be myths. Roland Barthes believed in myths. He believed that we view things two ways: denotative and connotative. Denotative would mean the exact description of the meaning (whether that is text, a sign, picture, etc) and connotative means the searching for more than just the meaning. What is the problem with myths? That's a question for you to think about. So we close with a thought from one of my classmates and I quote:

"Oxyclean is the shit!"

Enough said.