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Date: 05 September 2010 15:07:19
"The metaphorical meaning of language is its more-that-literal, more-than-factual meaning." This prompted me to think about the way we view words, and language. Maybe instead of searching for that one meaning, we should embrace the variety of meanings, and learn to enjoy the richness which comes from seeing how others view the meaning of the words to enable us to see a wider variety of views, to see the bigger picture. Sometimes however as we embrace the bigger picture of what the words mean, and how we view them differently and how having a variety of meanings can be a positive, we also can start to see that what we meant and how we viewed them, is not a view that can be held as well as seeing this new way of thinking. It then requires me to think through, is this new meaning a valid one, is there any way of reconciling both views, or do I need to chose? What happens when I decide that the valid option is the new one, what does this say about all my previous thinking?