The 60-Second Sabbath

communication

  • Tight

    I throw you a word:tight. How do you respond? Positively?    "She and I are tight."    "You in those tight jeans–perfect." Negatively?    "He's a tightwad."    "Why are you so uptight?" It's just one word,yet packed with possible… Continue reading

  • We Can See

    We can see,but that doesn't mean we look.We can hear,but that doesn't mean we listen.We can speak,but that doesn't mean we converse.We can know,but that doesn't mean we understand.We can embrace,but that doesn't mean we accept. We can gather to… Continue reading

  • The Role of Words

    If what you seek is truth,give up on words. All writing–all speech–is fiction,a combination of symbols arranged in arbitrary order,pointing (depending on the speaker and receiver)in any of several dozen directions. Your words are a bucket of ping-pong ballssealed in… Continue reading