Nothing Exists by Itself
Have you ever been asked about your favorite color? Were you quick to give an answer? When one declares their color of choice I usually wonder in what context they admire it. How long could you remain alone in a room, surrounded completely from ceiling to floor, with nothing except the color of red?
What about other senses of taste, touch, and sound? Do you like chocolate, or do you Iike the combination of processed cacao blended with a sweetener? Do you agree that cinnamon is harsh on the pallete without sugar? Do you like the sensation of a cool breeze across your cheeks? Do you enjoy that on a hot, summer day, or when the temperature outside is below zero?
What is your favorite musical note? This is a difficult question because a note played by itself has little emotion or meaning unless it is performed in context with other notes of a particular key.
Our universe offers wonderful sensations. My aim is to demonstrate that nothing exists by itself, but only in context of everything else.
Written by Diamond Mike Watson
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David Emeron
And thanks for visiting my humble site.
David Emeron
You have a wonderful attitude, young man!
Diamond Mike Watson
Thank you David. I didn’t realize a person with perfect pitch may read my blog. I did rephrase my sentence so it wasn’t so absolute. Thank you for sharing your unique skill.
David Emeron
Really just being a bit silly here, young Sir! There was no need to mittigate your text. Still, I read the revised edition, and its impact, I feel, is the same, while being, as you might suggest, more “intellectually honest” ™ : )
Absolute pitch used to be taught in music school (although I came by it naturally, myself) now, only relative pitch is taught. Another example of the proverbial “dumbing down” ™!!
pmoyo
I enjoyed reading this, quite thought provoking. And thank you for stopping by my page. Cheers!
Diamond Mike Watson
Thank you, Pomo. I’m glad you enjoyed this.
syrbal
I can remain in a red room a good long while. Many of my rooms actually are a deep fir green.
I don’t mind the dark flavor of almost unsweetened chocolate…but I do need it in liquid form, since I dislike the waxy texture of solid chocolate that unadorned.
As for people? We are united fronts of flesh, mind, emotion, and spirit/Will. Will is the engine that drives us forward, mind and emotion are the navigators, and the flesh is the vehicle to carry us.
Diamond Mike Watson
Thank you for sharing these insights, Syrbal. I rephrased a few lines to be less absolute.
Chico
absolutely
Lakin Konieczny
Interesting way of looking at things. I’m curious, though, what about people? Do we exist on our own?
Diamond Mike Watson
Hello Lakin. Now that is a deep question! Maybe we do not exist on our own, but we are merely the components of our flesh, blood, and our thoughts.