in the moment between remembering or forgetting, is that when there is nothing to remember or forget? or is it when there is everything to remember or forget and therefore, nothing?
i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.
"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen
this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.
briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.
wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.
until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"
so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?
11 comments:
time to remember
and
time to forget
and the future?
the same
is there a moment in between remembering and forgetting?
in the moment between remembering or forgetting, is that when there is nothing to remember or forget? or is it when there is everything to remember or forget and therefore, nothing?
is that now?
yes, that must be the way it is.....that feels just right
if it feels right, then that's everything.....or nothing......or both.....?
both, and neither...
is that right?
that's how it feels.
you're funny
thanks....
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