Monday, March 4, 2013

Nonsense

Something that makes sense is limited by the sense it makes. Something that doesn't make sense is full of possibilities, questions and meanings. Nonsense still has sense at its core and often turns into fundamental cultural principles (earth rocketing through space, the heliocentric theory, functions of the brain, Cubism, psychology, mythology).
Accepting (and in fact embracing) nonsense and absurdity allows us to use our imaginations and to create meaning for ourselves and as far out as that meaning ripples out to others.
Like it or not we live in the midst of nonsense and absurdity. Why not enjoy a round to two wrestling with it.

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