Am I jumping, or am I still wondering why no-one reads the preamble?
There is a most interesting theory about early language- specifically
early Greek, since we have such a large extant record- which posits that
the first languages were inclusive of words, song, and dance, that a
phrase or a description would not be complete without all three. The
theory goes a long way to define the origins of drama, and music, as well
as the Greek language, especially of Homer, itself. It is, unfortunately,
unprovable, but I would begin to contend that modern language is an
entropic form of this, and like the edifice in Babel, lying in pieces at
our feet. You take the de Chardin approach, and feel that this ideal
state is yet to come, whilst I take the romantic view that it is
forgotten. I am not unwilling to say unrecoverable, though. It is the
driving force behind my view of aesthetics, for instance- this ability of
communication to impart visceral knowledge.
'We find it hard, now, not [to] listen when a stranger's eyes speak to
us, knowing that they are extensions of our greater selves.'
Do you know I agree with this?
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