Two distinct WOW moments today:
1) Ran the video for Prince's Sign O' The Times and was knocked sideways by it and the music. I suppose the contrast with Girls & Boys, which I'd played earlier in the lesson had something to do with it. That, and the complete perfection of the song & its production. (And I usually detest drum machines!)
2) Was reading The Grand Inquisitor chapter of Dostoevsky's supreme masterpiece. Stunned. (And more than once.)
Something in common in terms of my experience with each text: I know both very well indeed. Can't begin to number how many times I've listened to Prince's song (possibly over a hundred) and watched the video (probably above thirty views); and I've read The Grand Inquisitor as a standalone piece at least three times, once as part of a Philosophy of Religion course back in my undergraduate days.
Funny, then, they can still make such an impact on me. I suppose I should analyse why, but I can't be bothered. Being WOWWED lies beyond analysis. Possibly beyond reason.
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