Metrics
Polarity will be the death of our presence. It costs us the very present we pretend we're grounded in. I think polarity is one of the biggest thieves of our presence. We're always thinking in metrics: this is small, that is big. Language teaches us size, and immediately our perspectives shift. Our eyes become fixed, waiting for an awareness of theories that were embedded in us long before our eyes could see, and soon after, our tongues follow. Maybe that's where language fails us, or at least where its danger lies. Our minds become occupied with differentiating between what looks small and what looks big. The space between language and perception is so short, and it is often filled with distinctions. More often than not, we're measuring, comparing, and categorizing. But what if nothing is small and nothing is big? What if things simply are? I think I like that field. A place where people aren't constantly chasing what is big and avoiding what is small because they ...