Here's a central part of my philosophy.
Imagine the world as a picture on a big screen.
The picture is made by ourselves.
But the Source of the light is behind the screen.
What philosophy and art do (and what technology helps) is polish the screen a little, so we catch a glimpse of the light behind it.
I imagine one day the screen will be worn down.
This metaphore could only have occurred to someone who has a 30" screen attached to his 'puter. :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree. But I suggest you give the screen holographic properties, so that already when only small bits are worn out, what you see is a picture of the whole, only fainter.
Also, everyone has their own screen. But methodologies get passed around (and sold) on how to clear one's screen. Never mind that most of the published ideas actually make the screen darker! To counter this, some authorities have gone on record suggesting that darker is better.
"This metaphore could only have occurred to someone who has a 30" screen attached to his 'puter."
ReplyDeleteDang! I hate to admit it, but it looks like yours is bigger than mine. ;-)
"Also, everyone has their own screen."
Is that like the eyelids they refuse to open?
"To counter this, some authorities have gone on record suggesting that darker is better."
Well, when I see some women born in Africa, I HAVE to agree that "black is beautiful". And sometimes stunning.
(This does NOT include fur industry sellout Naomi Campbell.) ):-P
There's a recent new French website, whose name translates as "for all the kinds of beauty".
An excellent Domai-spirited initiative, albeit commercial. The mentalities are definitely shifting. :-)
I like this philosophy, it helps explain quite a lot of the mysteries of our world.
ReplyDeleteI think we're acting within the image, on the screen. The light behind it is still beyond our grasp.
Remember our brain is based and developed within and adapted to the environment of the image, not adapted to the light behind it.