I love the word. Bewildered. It suggests more than confusion or perplexity. It suggests being lost, not in the physical sense, but mentally gone walkabout.
Photo: Garry Armstrong
I have been more or less bewildered my whole life. I was always convinced — until recently — that around the next bend in the road, that which had always puzzled me would finally come clear. As I approach with appalling swiftness my 70th birthday, I realize that my state of bewilderment and perplexity is permanent. It’s what being human is about.
I was born knowing nothing. I learned a lot of stuff, but the more I have learned, the less I know. It’s the human condition. Or at least, my human condition.
Waiter? Bring the wine list!
THE RUSSIANS IN LIBERTY 
WHAT WOULD McQUEEN HAVE DONE? by GARRY ARMSTRONG 
FAILING THE SHIMMY 
TRULY MY MOTHER 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
Ha! Wine doesn’t make me less befuddled, but it certainly helps me not care about it. Cheers, Marilyn!
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Yup. It’s the old “(pot, wine, drugs, name your poison) will get you over times of no money better than money will get you through times of no (pot, wine, drugs, name your poison).”
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The more we experience in life the more perplexed/bewildered we become I think. The world changes, the once familiar not so which just leads to more bewilderment I think!
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As much as the world changes, we change more, I think. We begin to recognize that “truth” is not as etched in stone as we thought … and maybe what we were absolutely sure we knew was every so slightly … wrong.
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Waiter? More wine. Let’s talk more about this…
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Pass the bottle. Is there any warm bread?
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Waiter???
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He’s on the way. I see him. I’m waving … ah. Here he is.
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Sounds like wisdom to me as well. I hope you have a wonderful 70th birthday, and an 80th birthday.
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I want to live as long as living has value to me. And maybe, to others.
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I know the feeling.
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And I know less ever year I live. AND so many things I knew turn out to be wrong or irrelevant.
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Yep. I used to know bunches about many things; now I’m not so sure.
Welcome to the seventh decade! 🙂
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So it seems. All the things I was absolutely sure about have turned out to be wrong. Now, I assume I know nothing. It works better that way.
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I welcome the words of wisdome!
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Thank you. More befuddled than wise 🙂
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Bewitched, bewildered, and befuddled… how I go through life. ^_^
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We are all lost. Some people pretend they know what’s going on, but I don’t believe them 🙂
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I hear a song coming on…
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Sing for me, my love, sing!
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Sounds like wisdom to me.
Leslie
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These days, knowing I don’t know is definitely my version of wisdom.
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Mine too… maybe. I’m not sure about that.
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Uncertainty IS wisdom. Only fools and demagogues are sure.
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We used to know everything! Mother of mercy….
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