Words. Powerful, sacred, fungible, deadly, healing, mysterious. As a sharp little just-teen, I described the process of thought to some folks as we waited outside the dining hall for supper. "Something floats up out of the depths. an image perhaps, I try various words, like keys, into the lock. They stick for a while. The thought stays f…
Words. Powerful, sacred, fungible, deadly, healing, mysterious. As a sharp little just-teen, I described the process of thought to some folks as we waited outside the dining hall for supper. "Something floats up out of the depths. an image perhaps, I try various words, like keys, into the lock. They stick for a while. The thought stays for a while. Then it dissolves slowly back into nothingness." Like the stuff in a lava lamp. Even fierce definitions grow vague with enough time. Handy things, words. I wonder how you say that in ancient Assyrian?
Words. Powerful, sacred, fungible, deadly, healing, mysterious. As a sharp little just-teen, I described the process of thought to some folks as we waited outside the dining hall for supper. "Something floats up out of the depths. an image perhaps, I try various words, like keys, into the lock. They stick for a while. The thought stays for a while. Then it dissolves slowly back into nothingness." Like the stuff in a lava lamp. Even fierce definitions grow vague with enough time. Handy things, words. I wonder how you say that in ancient Assyrian?
Beautiful, Clarke. I love the lava lamp analogy/imagery. 🌈✌️