Fascinating...

Hello again.

I have been away for 1.5 years.  A friend asked if I still created meaning in this space.  His simple prompt brought me back.

I re-read the last post.  How much does lyricism mean to most people?  The words I wrote feel more lyrical than comprehensible.  Much of the meaning with which I imbued them resides in their feel and flow.

How much does logic matter to most people?  Sure, language aims to convey meaning, but what type of meaning most moves people?  If you read that word "moves" and answered "logical," I would contest whether you've observed people very closely.

People seem to construct a bubble of logic, through which they view a reality that will forever remain distorted. Distortion is simply the nature of perception.  We all move through individual worlds, rubbing up against each other often with surprise and confusion.  Philosophers have noted this to various degrees of depth for millennia; I'm not making a new, or even very vehemently contested, point.

Due to this, I feel that logic cannot last.  It is useful, of course.  Without logic, we could not make scientific sense of the world.  However, logic does not yield the deep soul flow states of faith, love, trust, or loyalty.  Logic does not give us a reason to live.

So, ultimately, meaning does not reside in logic.

Ah, but here we encounter a lovely paradox, especially for writers.  To invoke in people a purely sub-rational, beautiful response, we must walk the logical path of language.  We accurately, almost artfully place commas and periods, and strive for few misspelled words.  Deviance in syntax and word form often causes more confusion than enlightenment and inspiration.

So, we must use logic to dismantle logic and inspire its counterpart.  I find this interchange between thought and feeling endlessly fascinating.

~Ryan