Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Doctrine’s contribution to jenne and ceayr‘s bloghop, ‘the Unicorn Challenge‘
Only rule (yeah, bet they sometimes regret that elegant approach to conformity): top word limit of 250.
Apropos of neither the view nor his state of mind, the man said, “Korzybski was, somehow, astute in his understanding Man’s desire to dream and yet clueless to the world-not-seen, the spiritual realm. Must of been the engineer in him. ‘The map, in fact, is the territory’. It’s just a question of having the correct passport, visa or letters of transit to get there, ya know?”
The woman at his side laughed.
It’s been said that, because of their being the source of life, women never truly laugh. They might exhibit joyful amusement and, true to their nature, offer invitation to others to join in their experience of explosive delight at the folly of humankind. But laugh? No.
That she offered an approximation of laughter was part of what bound the couple together. Arguably it is what binds most couples. An exchange of artifacts from two worlds: the laughter of Man, loud, cruel bold and life-affirming swapped with the laughter of Women, secret, tender and passionate.
The two stood together. The dry-iodine scent of ocean air and reedy whiffs of atavistic pheromones encouraged their senses to remember. And they stood in silence until the sun set.
Neither wondered how they might better appreciate the vista before them, the lover’s embrace of Earth and Sea was the only eternal truth.
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‘…the lover’s embrace of Earth and Sea was the only eternal truth.’
Beautifully poetic telling of the complementarity of Mars and Venus, Clark.
And now I’m scratching my head, wondering if the map is or isn’t the territory.
I’m tending towards ‘isn’t’…
PS Korzybski had never crossed my radar before – thanks for that.
thank you… yeah, I’m on the fence myself on the matter… (not like you’d be able to see that in any of my fiction…lol)
Philosophy, anthropology, biochemistry and romance all wrapped up in a wee poetic bow.
Nae bad, Clark, nae bad at a’
thanks, man (means a lot)
The map is the territory — that’s one will keep you up at night if you let it.
ikr?
Clearly, you’ve never heard me laugh.
Provocative bit of writing, dude.
true
and thank you very much… “Why, sometimes
Iwe’vebelievedwritten as many as siximpossibleprovocative things before breakfast”*We have, of late** been concerned that perhaps we’ve lost a quality that, if the level of participation back in the day was any indication, was enjoyed by many
*shout out to Lewis C for the original quote
** will leave Will alone this morning
Now that was a brilliantly crafted piece. From its insights into the female psyche to its rational on how the seat of laughter differs between the sexes. Bravo, Clark
thankee, Miz V
Very fab. The two planets and the Earth betwixt… and then the sea, the sea…
tru dat