The bug fix

This blog is worth subscribing to; every so often there is a rather lovely, or insightful or just downright witty 'definition'. So check this out: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows — the bug fix. I reckon this fits in the category of 'interesting and possibly insightful':

"the bug fix
n. the satisfaction of updating software, which gains effortless new features inside the cocoon of the progress bar, whereas your personality—a beta version with compatibility issues, unstable memory and a quirky interface—is open source, trusting peers to collaboratively debug your emotional source code until it’s stable enough for official release into adulthood."

I like the recognition that personality has a component that is socially-formed. It would be worth exploring the metaphor further: are we prepared to 'open source' ourselves? That's the big challenge of Christian community. And is there a way that the mention of adulthood should be interrogated? I'm mindful of Steve Taylor's poem (can't recall which just now) where there is the line: "When I grow up I want to be a child".