Short circuits short circuit! They cause a break in the otherwise smooth functioning of a given circuit. The given circuit here is of course the circus and the sideshow (society) that man has made for himself through the wilful exploitation of Nature, and which has turned him into a geek. So, the short circuit is essential for anyone wishing to get away from the freakshow not just physically but psychologically and spiritually. And around the Glasgow strath, short circuits (into the hills and back again) abound. Indeed, for the past twenty or so years I have been performing the short circuit (the pastoral excursion by train, bicycle, and on foot) as a religious exercise. Because it is. Spirit derives from breathing naturally and aboriginally. Cleanliness of mind (which allows you to feel this spirit) derives from natural spaces and your own locomotion into them. So that when you cycle into the hills, alone, unworlded, and embodied, you recollect this spirit by the bucketload, and you realise through the shock to your system that full-blown Nature presents us with what a madhouse and disneyland society and civilization actually are.
Moreover, and as you can see, each circuit seems to add another petal to the overall flow-er that is the animal in harmony with its natural environment. This is my flower - the fruit of all those enquiries and travails. And you can have one too, if you apply the same discipline and quest for vision and wisdom.
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