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O. T. M.
Over the years, I've known a lot of people who, when faced with some of the most self-destructive and upsetting periods of their lives, simultaneously purport to be extremely fulfilled, in the throes of life, and in the midst of real spiritual awakening.
We refer to this phenomenon as being On The Mountain.
I'll use it in context for you:
FRIEND 1: "Wow, SoAndSo recently broke up with her boyfriend for this other guy who's into freebasing, and she hasn't slept in a fortnight, and she keeps talking about how 'clear' and full of 'spiritual flow' her 'space' is."
FRIEND 2: "Yeah. She's totally On The Mountain."
Confusing, I know. But if you've seen it once, it's not hard to spot.
Let's try some multiple choice. Which of the people listed below is On The Mountain?
A) Becky has been feeling bad lately. She stays up late and writes in her journal. She's decided she probably needs to start seeing a shrink.
B) Sally is super-duper happy lately! She just finished her masters thesis, and she's pretty sure she's ready to pursue a Ph.D.!
C) Jane recently decided to ditch her normal friends and start hanging out with people who do their own at-home tattooing. She carries around a flask full of Jagermaester and dropped four of her five classes. She's also way deep into the Ramayana and she's totally ready to begin the process of aesetic renunciation.
I'll give you a second.
Ready? If you guessed C....you're !
Now try it on your crazy friends!!!!
Posted by erinjudge at May 20, 2005 12:45 AM
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