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Musings: May 2005
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Roses are FFOOOO,
Violets are OOOOFF,
C6H12O6 is sweet,
And so are 66.66667% H2O
Ever look at something familiar but see it in an unconventional or unusual way? I found that deliberately looking at an object or an idea differently is an excellent exercise for both the mind and the eye. It allows one to see things from a different perspective. From this unusual angle, one is likely to start thinking from a standpoint different from one’s usual stance.
A simple example would be to imagine you are toddler called to dinner. Everything is immediately and considerably different, isn’t it? The kitchen table has suddenly grown too high for you to see what’s on it. You may be able to see the table’s underside instead and the legs of the seated adults. When you finally manage to climb the dining chair, it is difficult to feed yourself being as your mouth is barely over the table’s edge, your arms are flayed above you, upwardly on either side of your plate. It is difficult to eat when you don’t have an aerial view of your plate and what else is on the table. You don’t know what you’re jabbing at with your fork or trying to scope up with your spoon. When you try to reach for your glass of milk, you are likely to knock it over because you are unsure how far the glass actually is. You don’t have an adult’s perspective of the entire table or know the distance from the glass to your mouth. Trying to lift the glass off the table, or rather, get it down to your lips becomes a daunting task, not only because the glass is above eye-level but it is heavy and awkward in shape for your very small hands to wrap around. And worse, it contains a liquid which easily spills.
By now, you have already associated such spills with unhappy adults. If only you didn’t have to sit at the table and eat with them. Perhaps you may even be able to get something into your mouth and may even get a chance to enjoy the food. And the milk.
posted by Leslie
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