Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Fullness and Risk

Why are fullness and risk so intertwined? I'm literally exhausted by my efforts to disentangle them. To set fullness apart in a safe, secure place. Easily accessible. Readily available.
No. Inevitably that place is flat and colorless. Sterile. Heat without warmth or the aroma of baking bread.
The experience of fullness accompanies the embrace of risk. The placing of something particularly and especially you out on the table in the high stakes human drama, wagering against all the fears of pain and loss, that the pay off is far richer and more valuable than we've been led to believe.
It is that wager itself that infuses color, adds dimension and intesifies the aroma. Don't tell me for all my efforts that I actually have been working against all I have been longing for.

1 Comments:

At October 20, 2005 9:34 AM, Thomas Brown said...

Very nice! Once again, Karl, you hit the nail on the head! Fullness and Risk in contrast, excelent!

 

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