Charles Foster: Against Nature Writing

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September 10, 2022 a project of ServiceSpace The limits of your language are the limits of your world. - Ludwig Wittgenstein - Charles Foster: Against Nature Writing "There's a wood near us. I can't see the wood for the words. Probably the wood is wonderful. My intuition tells me it is. But unless intuition is knowledge, I really don't know. And even if intuition is knowledge, all that I get from my intuition is the generic assertion, "This wood is wonderful." I cant see any particulars. I can't get an uninterrupted view of a flower petal or the hair on a caterpillar's back. My words about petals and caterpillar hairs get in the way. I am appalled by the distance between a petal and the word "petal": by the dissonance between the word "hair" and a hair--let alone between the word "hair" and the hair. When I think Ive described a wood, I'm really describing the creaking architecture of my own mind." Charles Foster shares more in this thought-provoking essay. { read more } Be The Change Today, take a few moments to notice how your experience of the world is influenced by the words in your head. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Keys to Aging Well Translating Meaning Into Life: A Taoist Parable Thich Nhat Hanh: Ten Love Letters to the Earth Amanda Gorman: The Miracle of Morning Peace Is Every Step: Thich Nhat Hanh's 95 Year Earthwalk Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention The Really Terrible Orchestra ThanksBeing with Rumi DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 161,945 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More