Camp Stories 2/6/25 6:58PM

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"My favorite part of a camp fire is when the wood begins to glow

It's things like this that I think about more each day that I grow older

The calm, the crackle. The smell, the smile on my face. It's magical. 

When I was younger I didn't look out the window and see. I saw a bunch of nothing. Now I see the trees, the sky, the water, the life that's happening in front of me.

I enjoy just how rare it is to see and hear how beautiful those things are.

Our society is stuck in boxes, digital hell holes, that never needs water because those trees are fake. Those pictures are stages, those comments are AI.

We live in a world thats on the edge of World War 3, and I feel like we are pulled away from the simple things even more today. We can't have a thought without just pulling our phone out. I wonder what 8 oz's is in Cups. Siri, what's 8 oz's in Cups? And its there. You don't call your mother for that answer anymore, You don't reach out to your grandmother who loves to feel needed. We are stuck. I feel So stuck constantly. Will anything change, will the world slow down again like it did in 2020. Will I be able to smell the roses, and drive down topanga canyon in Los Angeles and See the ocean without any smog? 

Will we be able to go anywhere in the world and not be judged because We come from a country that's not respected anymore. 

When will the fire glow 

when will there be peace in my mind

When will I believe in humanity

When will the people around me see what I see

How is it just me. Why is it just me. 

I crave that calm, that crackle, that wonderful smell of a magical camp fire"

Remember when you last sat by a campfire, mesmerized by glowing embers, breathing in that distinctive smoky scent? This reflective journey explores how such simple pleasures become more meaningful as we age, when our perception shifts from seeing "a bunch of nothing" to noticing the trees, sky, water - the life unfolding before our eyes.

Against the backdrop of a world teetering on global conflict, we've become increasingly disconnected from these authentic experiences. We've traded meaningful human interactions for digital conveniences - asking Siri questions we once directed to our mothers or grandmothers who valued feeling needed. Our society has become confined to "digital hell holes" filled with staged photos and artificial engagement, pulling us further away from genuine connection with our surroundings and each other.

This deeply personal monologue questions when things might change: Will we experience another global pause like 2020 that allowed nature to briefly reclaim its spaces? Will we drive down scenic routes without smog obscuring the view? When will peace of mind return, and when will humanity collectively recognize what we've lost? The narrator craves the calm, the crackle, the magical essence of a campfire - essentially longing for a return to presence and authenticity in an increasingly disconnected world. Take a moment away from your screen today to notice something real around you - what simple beauty have you been missing?

Poem by. Dom L'Amour

Produced by Dom L'Amour

Cover art by Studio Mania: Custom Art @studiomania99

Transition Music from Mad Chops Vol. 1 and Mad Chops Vol. 2 by Mad Keys

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from Piano Soul Vol.1(Loop Pack) by The Modern Producers Team

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Camp Stories February 6th 2025, 6.58 pm.
My favorite part of a campfireis when the wood begins to glow.
It's things like this that Ithink about more each day that I

(00:22):
grow older.
The calm, the crackle, thesmell, the smell on my face.
It's magical.
When I was younger, I didn'tlook out the window and see.
I saw a bunch of nothing.
Now I see the trees, the sky,the water, the life that's

(00:44):
happening in front of me.
I enjoy just how rare it is tosee and hear how beautiful those
things are.
Our society is stuck in boxes,digital hell holes that never
need water, because those treesare fake, those pictures are

(01:05):
stages, those comments are AI.
We live in a world that's onthe edge of World War III and I
feel like we are pulled awayfrom the simple things even more
today.
We can't have a thought withoutjust pulling out our phones.
We can't have a thought withoutjust pulling out our phones.

(01:30):
Example I wonder what eightounces in a cup is Siri?
What's eight ounces in a cup?
And it's there.
You don't call your mother forthat answer anymore.
You don't reach out to yourgrandmother, who loves to feel
needed.
We're stuck.
I feel so stuck constantly.

(01:56):
Will anything change.
Will the world slow down againlike it did in 2020?
Will I be able to smell theroses and drive down Topanga
Canyon in Los Angeles and seethe ocean without any smog?
Will we be able to go anywherein the world and not be judged
because we come from a countrythat's not respected anymore?

(02:17):
When will the fire glow?
When will there be peace in mymind?
When will I believe in humanity?
When will people around me seewhat I see?
How is it just me?
Why is it just me?

(02:38):
I crave the calm, the crackle,that wonderful smell of a
magical campfire.