Wednesday, January 6, 2010

A philosopher's mandala


Say an artist hangs a rendering of life above her bed and uses the tools of the carpenter to do so. How many times removed is said bed from the truth?

Surely she is better than twice. But if she takes the title artist, she cannot lie between herself and the craftsman. And to lie between yourself and the truth feels dishonest.

I leave thrice for the writers who overlook the fact that there are two sides to everything.

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