THE VIEW FROM A HOLE IN THE WALL
Sorry about the lapse in my posting, but the Pastor's cat had me cornered and even though consistency is important, my life took priority. Since I needed to stay in a safe place, there was time to think about the need for communication. Even if a squeak could be understood by a meow, there would still be the need to be sure that we were talking about the same thing. Definitions are important.
If we use the same word in conversation, but it means something different for each of us, then we will either talk past one another or end up misunderstood. Like take the word "hole" in my blog title. You may think I'm going to blog about an opening or space of some kind.
Wrong.
And what about "wall"? Some sort of material come to mind? Could be brick, wood, or stone.
Wrong again.
Just so we can understand each other, this is what I have in mind concerning my blog title. "Hole" is what humans often have in their thinking - inconsistency, a flaw, some weakness. "Wall" is what one runs into when questioning the hole.
Still with me? Just because I am a mouse, you may assume that I am talking about an opening along the base of a wall. That would be the first mistake. The second would be to discount the messenger just because he is small with large, cute, pink ears and a long tail.
Big mistake.
Humans are known for making this one. What difference does the size, age, gender, or color have to do with the accuracy or truth of a message? I know. Any good relativist will question if there is such a thing as truth. What's true for you may not be true for me. This isn't the place or time to address that mistake.
Speaking of time, I'm out of it for now. Between time and space limitation, I often need to oversimplify some very complex topics. This usually results in leaving us with more questions than answers. It's been said that if you will live in the questions, often you will live into the answers.
It's not my goal to tell you what to think, although I may offer possibilities and opinions. When it comes to possible misunderstandings or faulty assumptions, then "may" changes to "definitely." Like the importance of a worldview. This type of mind filter determines how life experiences are seen and accepted.
A misunderstanding, or miscalculations, can lead to a wrong choice or action. Take, for instance, that in my worldview cats are my friends. My future will be determined by this correct, or faulty, belief. The same goes for humans and most of them don't even realize they have one. Not a cat . . . a worldview.
See you at the hole in the wall where questions are welcome and thinking is required.
Sorry about the lapse in my posting, but the Pastor's cat had me cornered and even though consistency is important, my life took priority. Since I needed to stay in a safe place, there was time to think about the need for communication. Even if a squeak could be understood by a meow, there would still be the need to be sure that we were talking about the same thing. Definitions are important.
If we use the same word in conversation, but it means something different for each of us, then we will either talk past one another or end up misunderstood. Like take the word "hole" in my blog title. You may think I'm going to blog about an opening or space of some kind.
Wrong.
And what about "wall"? Some sort of material come to mind? Could be brick, wood, or stone.
Wrong again.
Just so we can understand each other, this is what I have in mind concerning my blog title. "Hole" is what humans often have in their thinking - inconsistency, a flaw, some weakness. "Wall" is what one runs into when questioning the hole.
Still with me? Just because I am a mouse, you may assume that I am talking about an opening along the base of a wall. That would be the first mistake. The second would be to discount the messenger just because he is small with large, cute, pink ears and a long tail.
Big mistake.
Humans are known for making this one. What difference does the size, age, gender, or color have to do with the accuracy or truth of a message? I know. Any good relativist will question if there is such a thing as truth. What's true for you may not be true for me. This isn't the place or time to address that mistake.
Speaking of time, I'm out of it for now. Between time and space limitation, I often need to oversimplify some very complex topics. This usually results in leaving us with more questions than answers. It's been said that if you will live in the questions, often you will live into the answers.
It's not my goal to tell you what to think, although I may offer possibilities and opinions. When it comes to possible misunderstandings or faulty assumptions, then "may" changes to "definitely." Like the importance of a worldview. This type of mind filter determines how life experiences are seen and accepted.
A misunderstanding, or miscalculations, can lead to a wrong choice or action. Take, for instance, that in my worldview cats are my friends. My future will be determined by this correct, or faulty, belief. The same goes for humans and most of them don't even realize they have one. Not a cat . . . a worldview.
See you at the hole in the wall where questions are welcome and thinking is required.
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