*shrug*

It's been a while! I'm still trying to figure out exactly what this blog is.
Yes, it's called 'And He Shrugged...' owing to my exquisite fascination and verging on voyeuristic obsession with Ayn Rand's work. Also, 'And He Shrugged..', what do you think it means? I don't mean that in a condescending tone, just in a very honest, eager to know tone. I'd like to know what you think it means, you, who's reading this right now.
As for me, I like to enjoy life. I may not be doing too much of that these days. These days I feel like I'm wasting my life away. But, the point of living is to enjoy your life. Don't you think that's the point? And no, I'm not telling you to drop your books and jobs to enjoy life. Unless, of course, that's the way you want to do it.
Me, I'd enjoy life writing, travelling, listening to beautiful music, strutting around in pretty, flowing dress and a straw hat with a camera around my neck, a notebook and pen in my bag, and comfortable shoes, somewhere in the woods or near a pond, or on the beach, or in a ginormous green field where I can just lay down in the cool, wet grass, ripping the delicate grass out roughly with my hands and throwing it up in the air, watching it sprinkle down on me, while the sun falls on me, seeping through my body, my eyes covered by the afore-mentioned hat, and just smile at the world and throw away all my worries and tensions and anger and stress into the beautiful blue expanse floating over me and watch the sun make them explode with its beautiful intensity.
That's what I'd like to do. That's what I think it means to shrug.
"Oh, I'm going to lose my job tomorrow?" *shrug* "I'll find another one, or maybe I'll just enjoy spending time with myself for a while."
"I don't have money?" *shrug* "It's bad, but worrying and killing myself about it won't help."

So when life is getting you down, I think of something I read in a speech. I believe the speech was called Sunscreen. Don't remember the author's name, but this was what he or she said: "Worrying about something is as effective as trying to solve an algebra problem by chewing a piece of gum."
Something along those lines. Beautiful, isn't it? :)

So remember. DOn't forget to shrug!