OVERLOOKING THE
VAST EXPANSE OF SEE BEFORE ONE …
SELF CLARITY CLEAVES
*ku is a Japanese word: meaning: 1)section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; 2) maxim; saying; idiom; expression. Pretty cute: saying “Hi” to “Ku” and getting a Haiku!:)
Wow – and 3 in the morning! Your brain is really a remarkable brain. This is quite clever – overlook and cleave, and even the pun of see/sea. And apparently even haiku is a contronym (part and whole). Amazing. Plus I’m sure KU is shorthand for me (cutie!!). And so full of meanings – does the self cut clarity in half? Cling to clarity? Does the one (or One) see while staring out over the sea? Is there both a vast expanse of sea and of seeing available? Is the whole philosophical paradigm supervised, or ignored? I’m sure you have many more!!! Brilliant! Love, J
Yesterday we looked up the meaning of contronym, known as a ‘Janus word,’ that is its own opposite—like ‘fast’, which can describe both quick movement, and lack of movement. Last night I had this dream of one! I was pretty amazed at this contronym hai-ku! First, to have dreamed it (with a little polishing). Second to engage in such clever wordplay, including not only contronyms but homophones (words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meaning – see/sea [implied]; hai [implied]/hi). Third, to express really deep philosophical insights – through seeing (or taking the large perspective on seeing) or NOT (as in ignoring) seeing, we achieve self-clarity, to which we cling (or which we sever). Lots to ponder here, folks!