-?- Juggling -?-
All these questions and many more are sure to have permeated the
tongues of peoples for 1000s of years. From the beginning of time, humans
have thrown and caught objects, whether it be rocks, berries or sticks.
Surely what else is there to juggling but the most basic of actions?
- The humble throw and catch.
Yes. Juggling is this, a basic skill learnt for personal satisfaction, which
when mastered can become a communal pleasure, and so juggling
creates jugglers. Jugglers who, having mastered the manipulation of
many objects, will entertain not only themselves, but also others.
Is this a responsibilty? To serve society by sharing the skill learnt,
or like a monk, is it a private skill to hone to perfection? This is a question
which can only be answered by each individual juggler, for juggling is far
more than just the manipulation of objects, it reaches to meditation, religion,
even to philosophy. Like the universe with planets orbiting, jugglers are
complete game masters, ready at a moments notice to roll with the dice,
to move with the times and to defy belief.
So if you have an inkling of the jugglers spirit, then check out these
pages and learn about the history, the random happenings, and my own
personal foray into one of the oldest arts in the world - juggling ...