Apr 1, 2007
Semantic matrix
we tend to be captured by a flavor of a word -
and fail to examine the symbol in all of it's aspects
reducing the effectiveness of the chosen presentation
we condense experience - boil it down
then we imbue a set of symbols with that distilled experience
and the reinforcement of that symbol-set with the distilled experience
will infuse and forever mingle (taint?) that symbol-set with the experience
making in impossible to 'natively' appreciate the intended value of any symbol
in other words, all of our symbols are overlain with a patina of experiences and results that will 'color' and 'flavor' each symbol beyond it's pristine definition
words grow into a different creature than the original intent because of the emotional and value hierarchy that we drape over the symbols
who can see us for the fog of the sematrix that permeates our awareness?
who can see themselves?
I suspect it is the goal of budda... to live without words. without the semantrix.
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