There is no meaning in the word unless it is an extension of a personal relationship and it is about the relationship, not about objects or things. Words about things are empty, and carry little meaning. There is little meaning in the management of objects around us. Moving them, cleaning them, buying them, selling them—it is all empty and meaningless. The meaning comes when we give them away to another person as an extension of caring or love, not as a transaction, or a evening up of favors, but with no expectation for reimbursement, payment or reciprocal kindness. Only as a gift does it gain meaning, and this only because it is an extension of a relationship. The same goes with management of objects. If the movement, cleaning, buying or selling or giving of objects is an extension of a relationship, with no expectation for reciprocity, it gains meaning for the relationship. None else.
Tag: meaning
Objects Have No Meaning
There is really no meaning in a word. The meaning is in the thing and the word is not the thing. And even things don’t really have meaning. It’s our relationship to the things. Actually meaning cannot be found in relationships to things either, but in personal relationships only. There is only emptiness in things and in relationships to things. It is a bottomless pit of regret and abandonment that never ceases to disappoint. Things disappoint every time.
Getting to Know Her
Do you know the way?
Never shown,
Nothing explained.
Everything is a culture shock.
How to treat a lady.
How to be a gentleman.
The first kiss.
Temptations.
Saving yourself for marriage.
Learning by example,
But only to a point.
Sexuality is normal.
Sex is okay.
Attraction, feelings,
Making conversation.
Treating her with respect.
Getting to know her mind
Before her body.
How to be a man.
Making meaning together.
Stumbling along the sidewalk 