Friday, April 15, 2011

The Exhibition of Outstanding Ignorance

When well read as an individual, stories become mundane or redundant. The creative "new" idea is little more than a minor variation on pivotal details of some exalted storyline. Dubbed "rendition", "reboot" or "remix", the general ideas of the new movie are not altered greatly as to retain the "magic" of the original movie. This fear of essential change while in the midst of superficial change is the mark of an average beast. This is a metaphor for individual personality. Apply it to the mirror.

Even in broaching this topic of introspection, there is rarely a novel direction for discovery as the canvas that is the human mind has been thoroughly scoured, picked and subsequently prodded. However, there is one advantage that few realize is an advantage. Time.

Consider, that a singularity along the width of a continuum, happens every second and can never truly be revisited or reproduced. This ubiquitous deference is the minimal for a creation to be time-less, even when that creation is a persona.

Performers are great at capitalizing on a persona to fit a moment in time. This ability to capitalize on a single moment is why these individuals grow to being idolized; inundated with adulation.

The "eye" for such appraisals is far more worthy than the depth of any intelligence, riches or perception of power. The "eye" itself is the essence of perception and perception is the essence of belief and belief is the essence of existence. Without belief a man is onto himself a menace without a word spoken.

"Cogito ergo sum."-Rene` Descartes

3 comments:

  1. I'm mad that after I read the "without belief" sentence at the end I thought of a Descartes quote (the all-too-famous "I think, therefore I am") and then of course there's another Descartes quote to end the piece.

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  2. It is that very same quote. I just put it in Latin because...well, I felt like putting it in English was redundant. If that even makes any sense.

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  3. I should have been able to see that, especially since I have a degree in Spanish. Oh well: no one's perfect.

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