Wednesday, August 27, 2008

seams

"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." - Edgar Allan Poe

Just think how dark the world used to seem.
People were far less mobile; the spaces far more unknown.
Think about how scary the outside would be if we didn't have streetlights and flashlights and kitchenlights and porchlights. Would we venture out?
It must have felt very dangerous to be alone. To be removed.
Now, we can travel 24 hours a day - we can sleep with a nightlight - we can avoid the feeling of being plunged into darkness (if desired).



Today (it seems) the world is seamlessly aglow.

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