Voice from the Underground

Posted on 27 May 2008 by Erin Kennedy

Ever have the urge to peak behind a closed curtain?  Ever put your hand on a restricted door to see if it’s locked?  Ever want to experience new cultures, see how different people live?  Maybe you’re like me.  Maybe you explore people.  Searching out the exceptional, the precious, the unique – the people that bring intensity and novelty to your life.  Diving into the ocean of community and searching out the treasure of a meaningful connection with an authentically rare person.  The kind of person who would test a locked door. 

They live beyond the civilized suburbs of mainstream.  Under a jungle of judgment and misunderstanding, behind leafy discretion, they dig themselves into the underground of local communities.  They create their own language, form families of the like minded, adhere to different social courtesies, and obey different laws of men.  A completely different culture in your own backyard. 

If you are content with the familiar, or uncomfortable with the bizarre, perhaps its best the door stays closed to you.  You can hardly be blamed for wanting to protect your sense of self.  But if you find yourself biting your lip when you look at that closed curtain and wondering what experiences lay on the other side – on the side of the Others – perhaps you could set down your reservations, and quiet your fears by listening to a voice from the underground.  

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