When Kerry was sledding down the hill on his stomach, Aunt Nancy said he looks just like the penguins on the Wii, I thought: no, the penguins look just like Kerry. But, in pointing out the things we see, we are failing to reverse our order. Could we evolve to say Kerry! Look at how he slides on the snow! The Penguins on the wii look just like him! Or, Kerry looks like what the penguins on the Wii are imitating!
What is happening to us, now that the real sensations of the world remind us of our own simulations of it? Who has wrested control of our capacity to be inspired?
2 comments:
I think about that so often--"that tree looks just like that painting" or "that building looks just like the one in the movie"--resist, no, the imitation looks like the reality!
But is this really the opposite of "looks like?"
Seems like the phrase could be something about imitation. The penguins are an imitation of Kerry sledding. etc. Let's keep evolving language.
Yes, you're very right. In response, I evolved the post a little bit, too.
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