If you are reading this, you might wonder about the title of this blog. The Empty Glass may seem a somewhat obtuse title. It may seem obfuscated in some way. Perhaps, dear reader, you are confused or befuddled as to its meaning or intent. Allow me to explain… One of my favorite movies of all time, is a Japanese film. It’s called Cure. This movie follows two characters essentially. One is a mysterious amnesiac known only to us as Mamiya. The other is Detective Takabe, who is trying to decode the meaning behind a series of mysterious murders all perpetrated by different people, but sharing the exact same M.O. In this film, there is a scene when the ever cryptic Mamiya is speaking with a doctor at the hospital. He fills a glass with water and tells her,

All the things that used to be inside me… now they’re all outside.

So… I can see all the things inside you, Doctor.

But the inside of me is empty.

When he’s finished, he tips the glass of water, so that it spills on the floor. This scene affected me very powerfully. The notion of being so in tune with your surroundings and those that are a part of them, because you feel nothing and essentially are nothing. In a way, this also seemed to be a notion very sympathetic to blogging as well. You pour your soul onto the screen. Your thoughts, ideas, and convictions… You empty yourself and then see the world anew. As if with the eyes of a babe.