"To Infinity and Beyond," My Smoke Report of the 20th Annual Cannabis Cup (2007)

[Pass It Here]

this thread was ill...ill like a live ATCQ set back in the day.

[Fatt Daddy]

^damn, im too young to have experienced that..

[AK Infinity]

"I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. They go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!"

~John Muir~

I've been home for some time now but my thoughts on Amsterdam are fresh and vital. The lessons of change and hope haven't been lost on me, nor has the idea that people need to have tangible goals to move toward. Life is too easily taken for granted, as if it's somehow owed to us and that each day will flow into the next without a disturbance. We've been seeing lately with the passing of people we know and those we don't that life isn't a neatly wrapped gift tucked under a Christmas tree or box given away at a birthday party. Life is as careless and unforgiving as a stone and there are no guarantees that I'll even be able to finish typing these thoughts before my hearts stops for the last time. Those are the odds that we face everyday and no amount of distraction will change that miracle or alter that terrible fact.

My trip had elements of disillusion in it but it also had many of realization and so it goes as does life. To travel to a foreign country no more guarantees adventure than kissing a woman will produce love. How one sees the world or is open to it is at least as important as the trip, goal, or destination itself. How one expects to see the world is how the world will appear no matter how wonderful it may actually be. By having my perceptions challenged about the Cannabis Cup I was able to slough off the blinders that had hindered me from embracing "the truth" and thereby own my journey. So even though I've been home for some time now, the impressions that were made are truly lasting ones and I now know that my mind has to be uncluttered with expectations before I take my next steps. Because there are people that can find joy in life without many of the trapping that society finds so important, and if those brave souls can triumph in the face of such cynicism so can we.

To those of you that have been reading this thread faithfully and have been understanding and supportive of my thoughts, I must repeat PLEASE OWN YOUR JOURNEY. It isn't enough to be enamored with an idea because upon further inspection all things fall short under the light. Indeed, light is just light until you choose to open your eyes.

[Mike Hunt]

This story was top-notch... Thank you for sharing!

[bandit420]

Originally Posted by AK Infinity

PLEASE OWN YOUR JOURNEY. It isn't enough to be enamored with an idea because upon further inspection all things fall short under the light. Indeed, light is just light until you choose to open your eyes.

I will keep those words with me for as long as I can, though, I believe that discovering this for my self will be a battle in itself. I am due for some eye-opening reality, and I know that the demons in my life will not cease to torture me until I come to acknowledge them up front and forthright.

I can't say it enough, AK, great thread. Keep on writing, because merely by doing so you are making this world a better, more enlightened place.

[AK Infinity]

Originally Posted by Pass It Here

this thread was ill...ill like a live ATCQ set back in the day.

"Listen up everybody the bottom line
I’m a black intellect, but unrefined
With precision like a bullet, target bound
Just livin like a hooker, the harlett sounds
Now when I say the harlett, you know I mean the hot
Heat in the equator, the brothers in the pot
Jalick, jalick ya wind up ya hip
Draftin of the poets, I’m the #7 pick
Licks, licks, licks boy on your backside
Licks, licks, licks boy on your backside
Listen to the fader, shaheed lets it glide
Tip the earthly body
Heaven’s on my side
Even in santo domingo
Can I gotta gringo
Yo, we got mics, when do we go?
Know a little ***** who can ryhme when you ask me
Short, dark, and plus his voice is raspy"

~Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest~

Originally Posted by Mike Hunt

This story was top-notch... Thank you for sharing!

Thanks bro and I was honored to share my journey with the City.

Originally Posted by bandit420

I will keep those words with me for as long as I can, though, I believe that discovering this for my self will be a battle in itself. I am due for some eye-opening reality, and I know that the demons in my life will not cease to torture me until I come to acknowledge them up front and forthright.

I can't say it enough, AK, great thread. Keep on writing, because merely by doing so you are making this world a better, more enlightened place.

Word.

[Buzzard]

Go to India.

[pbmike15]

Originally Posted by AK Infinity

Indeed, light is just light until you choose to open your eyes.

Very true.

Originally Posted by AK Infinity

Thank you very much for your words I really appreciate them. I'm sad the story is over too, but the next story, hopefully, is about to begin.

Stay green.

I hope this is a bit of foreshadowing.

After reading your entries, I can honestly say if you wrote a book, I would buy and read it. Probably read it again, and again. Your words just flow.. The imagery is crystal clear and the words aren't all "omgwtfbbq" like some people try to use to make themselves seem more intelligent. Thanks again for taking your time with all this.

A wise man once said. Stay Green.

[AK Infinity]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

Go to India.

Dunno if I want to go to India just yet, there are a few other places I want to travel to first. My goal for the time being is to assist the cannabis community, but I'll never say never to adventure.

Originally Posted by pbmike15

I hope this is a bit of foreshadowing.

After reading your entries, I can honestly say if you wrote a book, I would buy and read it. Probably read it again, and again. Your words just flow.. The imagery is crystal clear and the words aren't all "omgwtfbbq" like some people try to use to make themselves seem more intelligent. Thanks again for taking your time with all this.

A wise man once said. Stay Green.

Foreshadowing, hmmmmmmmmmm.

Thanks a lot for your words bro, I'm always writing maybe I'll try to float something in the literary world in the near future. I'm just so attached to my projects and find them very hard to let go of once they're created.

Till then and beyond...

Stay forever green.

[gnomegrown]

word. once again, im back to thank you for the amazing literary work that you have done here. it has been very inspirational to me (as well as others in the community, im sure), looking to use their talent and skills to furthur cannabis across the nation, using education as a resource.

peace&love

[AK Infinity]

Originally Posted by gnomegrown

word. once again, im back to thank you for the amazing literary work that you have done here. it has been very inspirational to me (as well as others in the community, im sure), looking to use their talent and skills to furthur cannabis across the nation, using education as a resource.

peace&love

And once I thank you for the kindness of your words. It's so important that we smokers not only see what's possible but know we all have the inner strength to make it happen. The world will only be what we want it to be if we are strong of mind and will.

Ya know?

"Saints are sinners who kept on going."

~Robert Louis Stevenson~


Stay green.

[gnomegrown]

i can dig it

[puffpuffpass714]

i have always dreamed of goin to amsterdam but unfortianitly i cant due to money reasons but i am getting a better job soon so hopefully in the future

[jessioka]

i have truly enjoyed this thread.
i love it so much i just wanna give you a big old bear hug

[AK Infinity]

Originally Posted by puffpuffpass714

i have always dreamed of goin to amsterdam but unfortianitly i cant due to money reasons but i am getting a better job soon so hopefully in the future

Keep those dreams going bro, don't just "hope," focus and do.

Originally Posted by jessioka

i have truly enjoyed this thread.
i love it so much i just wanna give you a big old bear hug

Thank you and I'd give you a big hug back!