REFLECTIONS
FOR 2009 ON ENLIGHTENMENT
Growing
up includes a natural expansion of consciousness. Reason emerges as the
main guide to understanding. Language is a preparatory tool.
Mature personalities learn to think additionally with visual images (on the "right brain"). These link informatively into symbolic sequences like words do. Language thereby exemplifies how to use our natural ability to look right-at reality (with common sense and civilized feeling).
Activation of one's whole mind thus affords an adult approach to practical problems. These have been generated largely--over the ages--by unbalanced, childish preoccupation with preparatory language.
Humans have long lived, consequently, in a "shadow" world: absorbed with the conjecture and belief bestowed by words alone. It is now time to enter the real world.
Mature personalities learn to think additionally with visual images (on the "right brain"). These link informatively into symbolic sequences like words do. Language thereby exemplifies how to use our natural ability to look right-at reality (with common sense and civilized feeling).
Activation of one's whole mind thus affords an adult approach to practical problems. These have been generated largely--over the ages--by unbalanced, childish preoccupation with preparatory language.
Humans have long lived, consequently, in a "shadow" world: absorbed with the conjecture and belief bestowed by words alone. It is now time to enter the real world.
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In my
opinion the revolutionary election of Barack Obama today heralds that
new beginning and hopefully a
Global
Renaissance . . .
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Note
(author's "closing" clarification): All words appearing in
this website are restricted to their usual usage as human expressions.
These may be regarded though as imperfect reflections of the
mythological WORD appearing in scripture.
Although our words have been engraved deeply within--perhaps even down to a genetic level--they can at most roughly represent that apparently abstract SOURCE. My favorite approximations toward ITS mystery include Great Spirit, Platonic Idea, Rational Wholeness-and Nature's God (Appearing in our instructive DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE).
This essentially religious clarification has been composed at an apparently apocalyptic "brink." No human seems to really know what lies ahead. The future may well depend though upon a choice:
If humans can conquer quickly our gift of language (and ourselves in the process) perhaps a promised era of Enlightenment looms ahead. If not, again,
Although our words have been engraved deeply within--perhaps even down to a genetic level--they can at most roughly represent that apparently abstract SOURCE. My favorite approximations toward ITS mystery include Great Spirit, Platonic Idea, Rational Wholeness-and Nature's God (Appearing in our instructive DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE).
This essentially religious clarification has been composed at an apparently apocalyptic "brink." No human seems to really know what lies ahead. The future may well depend though upon a choice:
If humans can conquer quickly our gift of language (and ourselves in the process) perhaps a promised era of Enlightenment looms ahead. If not, again,
nobody
seems to know . . .
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McCord
November 4, 2008
November 4, 2008
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