There’s a part in Austin Powers 2, where Austin drinks some shit, knowing that it’s shit. His peers are baffled, why would you do that?!
Watch the clip here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crI_dv1pdHo
It reminds me of myself in a metaphorical way, a kind of “nonsense” explorer. Diving into something bizarre and inaccessible, just to see what’s there, knowing that the full richness of what I find – that is, the core experience, the deepest point of insight – is pretty much just for me. I’ll drink shit just to see what it’s like.
‘Cause for most people, they don’t need to know what you’d find out if you drank shit. It’s a foregone conclusion: It’s gonna to taste like shit.
But there are also some people who had to drink it, or didn’t know that they were drinking it… or, maybe, saw someone else drink it, and don’t know what to do next.
So if I’m describing what shit tastes like, it’s only to share the insight I’ve gained from diving so willingly into it; to share an understanding of the complexities, emotions and mental weight that comes with drinking shit.
Perhaps someone wants to know exactly what shit they had to drink. Maybe they want to know how to get rid of the taste, or maybe they’re wondering if anything will taste the same afterwards. The kind of stuff that’s known only by someone’s who’s drank shit, and come away from it still able to smile afterwards.
And I like being able to share my experiences of drinking shit. It gives a new purpose to this kind of exploration: I can dive into a pool of shit, touch the bottom, come back up, and tell you what I found. And if I can do this in the right way – which, I hope, I can – then you’ll never need to drink shit yourself; or, at the very least, never need to submerge yourself in the same way that I have.
Because trust me, as a person who’s drank a lot to shit in their life, the number one piece of advice I can give to someone regarding shit is: don’t drink it!
Just because someone else drank shit, doesn’t mean you have to as well. Leave it to the pros – the ones who are so experienced in drinking shit that the taste no longer bothers them.
Because drinking shit doesn’t let you help someone else who’s drinking shit. All you end up with then, is two mouths full of shit.