The park that I went to is Stanley Park because it’s the only park I could think of that has so many benches in it and it’s a quiet peaceful environment and familiar. I chose this particular bench mainly due to the scenery and the surroundings of the bench and where it was located. The bench however wasn’t the best bench in the world because it had a few things that weren’t very appealing about it. Such as it had a bird feces on it, leaves all around the bottom of it and didn’t look like it had been taken care of but like I said the main reason for me choosing the bench was because of its scenery and its proximity to the nearest washroom so every time I had to stop my analyzation of the scenery i could use it.
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
2. From the bench , describe what you see, what you feel, what you think, what you want:
The way I felt while I was sitting on my bench and looking around and taking everything in was somewhat safe because it was early in the morning and there were not very many people around except the every once in a while jogger and couples biking. I felt very peaceful as well while i sat there looking around me, it made me feel peaceful because of the beautiful weather around me and the beautiful trees and nature and squirrels running around chasing each other. I saw birds flying around me singing beautifully and squirrels chasing one another having fun, parents and children on an early morning family walk. Every once in awhile I would see a jogger and a couple biking with each other. I saw the sun come up and just sat there in awe of it slowly rising off the horizon into the morning sky; all i could feel and see at this very moment was peaceful and safe and just like nothing in the world could bring me down at that moment. I thought that there could be no better feeling than this feeling that I’m feeling at that moment. I can honestly say i have never felt that way before and wish i could feel it again, just looking and taking in the beauty of God’s creation always excites me and leaves me in awe, it’s so beautiful. What I wanted at that moment was something to eat to be honest, i hadn’t eaten dinner yet and i was feeling a little hungry. Seeing the sun rising and the beautiful scenery around me i didn’t really want anything else.
3. If a bench were dedicated to you, where would you like the bench and what would you like the inscription to say?
If a bench was dedicated to me first of all the only way one would be dedicated to me is if i was dead or extremely ill and I’m neither and do not want to be either of those, so the way i would feel would be sad or mad, honestly i don’t care if a bench is dedicated to me. A bench being dedicated to someone is something a woman would expect out of her man, men don’t really care whether or not a bench that people’s butts have been all over is dedicated to them. The only way a bench is going to be dedicated in the first place is if the person is dying, dead, ill, or their lover is a romantic. If I had to have a bench i would want it where not a lot of people would be able to sit on it like somewhere in Squamish up in the mountain where barely anyone would see it. The only people that would be able to see it is if they climbed to the top of the chief and those people would be deserving of sitting on it, i wouldn’t want just anyone sitting on it except for the very deserving. I would like for the inscription to say “In dedication to Malcolm Lewis a hardworking young man who believed that you had to work hard to get what you truly wanted and longed for”. If that was on the inscription that would be really cool.
4. If you dedicated a bench, where would you like the bench, and what would the inscription say?
If i dedicated a bench I would put it in Stanley Park for everyone to see the person it was dedicated was important and deserved everyone to see their bench and sit on it and enjoy it like i know that person would want them too. If it was in Stanley Park a lot of people would be able to sit on it and see it and would see the inscription on it and know that this person was a good person and would want the person sitting on it to be happy and comfortable. The inscription would read “ To_________a very kind and gentle person and would want you to be happy sitting where you’re sitting and if you were not would make sure at their best efforts to make sure you are.
5. Write a journal response to your trip to the park:
Today I went to Stanley Park at 5 in the morning on a Saturday and was very tired but i knew that if i went early enough i would be able to see the beauty of nature in the morning, and if i was lucky i would be able to find my bench soon enough to see the sun set. I arrived at the park at 5 in the morning to be able to see the sun set and find my bench and i did exactly that and it was beautiful. When I found my bench after thirty minutes of searching i finally found it and made it in time to see the sun rise. Before the sun started to rise I had to carry around a flash light to be able to see where I was going. While I was sitting there looking at the things around me while the sun was rising i noticed I was not the only person there, there was a family out walking and a couple of joggers and a couple on a bike riding around. I felt so good at the moment seeing all these people so happy even though it was early in the morning. The trees around me and the early morning smell was beautiful and i enjoyed every second of it, i was definitely glad i had decided to wake up so early in the morning to experience a feeling that i know i will not soon forget.
6. Choose a poem that suits your bench, and explain your choice. Include a copy of the poem:
The Park Bench 
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read
Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree.
Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown,
For the world was intent on dragging me down.
I chose this poem Because i feel like it describes my bench and what it was like when i first got there when it says “the park bench was deserted as i sat down to read” It’s funny because i brought a book to read “Calvin and Hobbes” my favourite book to read in such a perfect situation so peaceful and quiet, the perfect time to read and the easiest way for me to read.
7. explain how your poem connects to your personal philosophy of life:
This poem connects to my personal philosophy of life because If i was ever too go and sit on a bench I would like it to be deserted with nobody around except me and my book and the nature around me where no one else can bother me. I get a lot of stuff done when I’m by myself and am more productive working on my own. That is why i found this project to be so much fun because i was able to go out and do something that i do not usually do; it was definitely something that made me get out of my comfort bubble or zone to experience new things. All this just from working on a school project.
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