Cargo Cult

In the South Pacific there are civilizations uncontacted by the developed world who, after seeing airplanes for the first time delivering goods during World War II, began carrying out superstitious rituals to summon the planes back, often with makeshift control booths and runways lined with fires to imitate the conditions they had witnessed when the planes first landed. Even when all the aircraft were long gone, this “cargo cult”—as they are known—continued their rituals in hopes that the planes would someday return. This behavior is starkly similar to the way we chase our dreams. We might try to follow in the footsteps of our heroes, repeating the same rituals that led to their success, but end up confused or frustrated when we don’t get what we want after toiling away to no avail. The reality sets in that all is not granted to those who try, despite their best efforts. Yet, we can’t fathom giving up when we’ve committed so much of our lives to a set course of action, so we continue looking to the sky with outstretched arms, waiting to reap a harvest that may never come.
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Produced, engineered, and mixed by Kevin Billingslea at The Halo Studio in Windham, ME
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Artwork by Alexandre Goulet
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