''With our words we create our world.''
''Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind
and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by
the external world.'' (Albert Einstein.)
The mind though it be just a human-made word,
we treat as real though it can not be observed.
Nor can it be touched, nor seen nor heard,
yet still it defines what we call the world.
The mind consists of the words we choose
to define who we are and our personal views.
What we commonly call the I and the Me,
is no more solid than a flittering bee.
The mind can be changed, reversed and revised,
confused, bewildered and sometimes surprised.
But it can also be rigid, stubborn and closed,
set in its ways and to change be opposed.
The mind needs words like flowers need water,
like hearts need love and children need laughter.
Like music needs notes and sculptures need marble,
like sails need the wind and sailors a safe harbor.
The very same mind that may drive us crazy,
that lies, distorts and makes everything hazy,
is the very same mind that hopes and endures,
fights to the end and often assures.
With our words, we create our world,
who we are, and what we've learned.
If a better world, we long to see,
our choice of words, must different be.
about the image: acrylic on canvas.
I painted this painting after having watched the news
from the New Orleans tragedy. It does not depict someone
in particular, just the face of someone who's world has
come crashing down.
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