What is freedom of speech? Freedom to be honest and have integrity to clearly articulate what I think: this is a great freedom.
But what about all the thoughts/ideas that the limitations of my particular language cannot begin to give shape to and yet, might have value… maybe even tremendous value? And what if the staggering volume of my verbage (talking, listening, texting, emailing, facebooking and yes, blogging) stifles those truths from lingering long enough in the back of my restless mind, to give me pause and cause me to consider how to give that truth structure, through another medium or lexicon? And what if words are not just another cultural luxury that can be piled-up and discarded along with my old ipod and shopping bags, but actually have weight, value… are expensive… cannot be returned?
But what about all the thoughts/ideas that the limitations of my particular language cannot begin to give shape to and yet, might have value… maybe even tremendous value? And what if the staggering volume of my verbage (talking, listening, texting, emailing, facebooking and yes, blogging) stifles those truths from lingering long enough in the back of my restless mind, to give me pause and cause me to consider how to give that truth structure, through another medium or lexicon? And what if words are not just another cultural luxury that can be piled-up and discarded along with my old ipod and shopping bags, but actually have weight, value… are expensive… cannot be returned?